Vocabulary
An agreement between nations to protect one another.
Alliance
European nations competed for this around the world:
Riches (wealth/resources)
This city was founded in Louisiana by the French.
Lousiana
New Amsterdam is known today as this city.
New York
This colony mysteriously disappeared.
Roanoke
This is a waterway through or around North America.
The Northwest Passage
This increased conflict amongst European nations:
Religious differences
French colonists learned this from Native Americans.
Survival skills
The Dutch were mainly competing for this trade resource.
Fur
This was the first permanent English settlement.
Jamestown
When voters elect representatives to make laws.
Representative Government
This document posted by Martin Luther caused a split within Christianity.
The 95 Theses
French settlers had this type of relationship with Native Americans:
Friendly/cooperative
The Dutch made an alliance with this Native group.
The Iroquois
Colonists were more focused on this instead of survival:
Finding gold
A legal document giving rights to a person or company
Charter
These two European nations in particular experienced a rivalry between one another:
England and France
The French built this important settlement along the St. Lawrence River.
Quebec
One major effect of European and Native interaction
Disease / overtrapping / warfare
This leader forced colonists to work to survive.
John Smith
These were French colonists who lived and worked beyond settlements.
Coureurs de bois
Martin Luther’s actions led to this major religious change
The Protestant Reformation
The French depended on this instead of gold and silver.
Trading, trapping, or fur trading.
This Dutch leader bought Manhattan Island in 1626.
Peter Minuit
The first permanent English settlement was located near this body of water:
The Chesapeake Bay