This person led the crew who first circumnavigated the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellen
100
Columbus landed here in 1492 (Be specific)
What is the Bahamas
100
Complete the Sentence... "Europeans explored the world searching for new _____ and new _____ ______"
What is land, and trade routes
100
A document giving a person permission to start a colony
What is a charter
100
The desire to convert people to Christianity and the demand for Asian trade goods led to...
What is increased interest in exploration
200
The first European to reach the East Coast of North American
Who is Leif Eriksson
200
Name the "passage" explorers were trying to find to take them from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the North.
What is the Northwest Passage
200
Christopher Columbus's voyages led to new exchanges between _____, _____ and _______
BONUS: What is this called?
What is Africa, Europe and the Americas
BONUS: The Columbian Exchange
200
The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans were forced to endure.
What is the Middle Passage
200
This country established colonies in what is now Canada ( and some of the United States)
What is France
300
One of the most important European explorers, who was the first person to claim lands in the Americas, for Spain.
Who is Christopher Columbus
300
The city Cortes conquered in 1519
What is Tenochtitlan
300
Spain establish a large ______ in the _______
What is Empire, Americas
300
Enslaved Africans were sent all across the world
________is a scattering of people.
What is African Diaspora
300
This fleet of ships (although larger) was destroyed by an English Fleet in 1588.
BONUS 200 points: Why did King Phillip II send out "this fleet"?
What is the Spanish Armada
He was angry about England's rejection of Catholicism and English raids on Spanish treasure ships.
400
This person is your favorite teacher (Spell it)
What is K-A-R-P-O-W-I-T-Z
400
Where did Portuguese Navigator Bartolomeu Dias get to on his expedition, but stopped and turned back?
What is the Cape of Good Hope
400
These nations challenged Spain in the conquest of the Americas...
What is English, Dutch, French
400
The religious movement that began in a small German town and quick spread to most of Europe. Reformers were Protesting some of the Catholic Church's Practices.
What is the Protestant Reformation
400
This Spanish Conquistador led expeditions throughout many (now US States), he also discovered the Mississippi River in 1541.
BONUS (100pts): Why do you think he was given permission to explore such a large area of North America? (3 reason)
What is Hernando De Soto
Quest of gold, land for Spain and to spread Christianity.
500
This person founded the colony of Virginia after receiving a charter from the Queen of England
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh
500
This colony off the coast of North Carolina disappeared a few years after it was settled.
What is Roanoke
500
European __________ wiped out the __________ __________ Population, forcing colonist to look for _ ____ _____ ______
What is diseases, Native American, a new labor force
500
A system that allowed settlers the right to tax Native Americans or make them work.
What is the encomienda system
500
Name 5 things that have been shutdown due to the "Government Shutdown"
What is the CDC, USGS, non-essential government employees, national parks, national museums, the national mall, IRS, Social Security etc.