The Spanish Empire
The year that Columbus reached the Americas
1492
Left Norway and travelled to North America at 16 years old.
Who is Leif Erickson?
This nation had control over many ports in West Africa by the end of the 15th century.
Who is Portugal?
He founded Quebec City in 1608.
Who is Samuel De Champlain?
Founder of the Anglican church.
Who is King Henry the VIII?
Early explorers were searching for ___________ .
A new passage to India?
The disease responsible for the most deaths among Indigenous people in North and South America.
What is Small Pox?
They were the first European nation to arrive to British Columbia.
Who is Spain?
The name that Champlain gave the colony he settled in North America.
What is New France?
Led by William Penn this religious group formed a colony in Pennsylvania.
Who are the Quakers?
An important precious metal that the conquistadors wanted to acquire.
What is gold?
Led the largest naval fleet in the early 1400s.
Who is Zheng He?
Originating in the Inca Empire, this food became part of a staple diet in Europe.
What is a potato?
Champlain is credited with naming Canada, stealing it from which Indigenous word.
What is Kanata?
Her long rule brought religious stability to England.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
He was part of the colonization of both the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
He wrote a book about monsters around the world.
Who is John Mandeville?
A person would agree to 5-7 year contract to work in brutal conditions in order to create a new life in the “New World.”
What is an Indentured Servant?
This group found more success than the Recollets in teaching their religion to Indigenous communities living in “New France.”
Who are the Jesuits?
The Catholic pushback from the Protestant movement.
What is the Counter Reformation?
In Spain, the Catholic church used this to eliminate “heretics” or those who were suspected of not believing in the Catholic faith.
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
This strategy led to successful settlements throughout the “New World” during the 16th to 18th century.
Forming alliances with Indigenous communities
A movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion.
What is the Enlightenment?
The King of France sent these women over to help grow the colony of New France.
Who are the “Filles du roi” or “King's daughters?”
Martin Luther pleaded for god to save him during this traumatic event in his life.
What is a lightning storm?