Reasons for Colonizing
The three Gs
What are God, Glory, and Gold
Portugal colonized only this present day country
What is Brazil
One of the Spanish conquerors in Central and South America in the 16th Century
What is a conquistador
The most famous explorer who sailed for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain looking for a shorter route to India
Who is Christopher Columbus
America is named after this explorer that claimed that the New world was not India
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
This country sailed to America because of wealth through trade and a water route to Asia
What is France
South America excluding Brazil, Central America, Southwestern North America, and Florida
What are the 4 key places that the Spanish conquered
the use of trade to generate wealth for a country, the objective is to have a favorable balance
What is mercantilism
This Spanish explorer led his crew to circumnavigate the globe for the first time ever but died in the process
Who is Magellan
This English sailor seeked the Northwest Passage around America but failed and was mutinied. A bay is named after him
Who is Henry Hudson
This country explored America not just for wealth and land, but to be free from religious persecution from their previous country
What is England
West of the Appellations and a part of Northern Canada
What are the places where the English colonized
Treaty made between Spain and Portugal after the Pope drew the Line of Demarcation to divide which lands Portugal and Spain could colonize in the new world.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas
Started a navigation school in Portugal
Who is Prince Henry
Columbus' three ships
What are Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
This country explored for wealth, power, and a faster route to India. They not only explored America but also circumnavigated Africa to India
What is Portugal
From the Appellations to the Mississippi river
A grant of Native American labor
What is encomienda
This Spanish explorer searched for he fountain of youth but instead discovered Florida
Who is Ponce de Leon
This Portuguese explorer led the first expedition from Europe to sail to India around the tip of Africa, opening an important commercial sea route.
Who is Vasco da Gama
This English Colony was named after the Mother Mary because of persecution in England before
This Caribbean Island is the only one not claimed by the Spanish, but instead by the French
What is Haiti
The movement of plants, animals and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is the Colombian Exchange
The Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs because they thought the explorer was a god
Who is Hernando Cortes
This explorer discovered the other side of the Pacific Ocean. He named the ocean after a word meaning "peaceful"
Who is Vasco de Balboa