European Exploration/Spanish America Part I
This is the name of the first European explorer (from Spain) to make his way to the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
Out of all the diseases that the Europeans introduced to the Natives during the Columbian Exchange, this one was by far the deadliest one.
Smallpox
This is the name of the first British colony in America. It started in 1607.
Jamestown
This is the name of the second British colony in America. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated here.
Plymouth
This is the name of the subway station closest to Newton Academy.
Hakdong Station
Columbian Exchange
These are the names of the Spanish monarchs who funded Christopher Columbus' expeditions to the Americas.
Ferdinand and Isabel
DAILY DOUBLE
Who founded the Pennsylvania colony?
William Penn
He is considered the father of Enlightenment philosophy.
John Locke
This G9 student is an archer.
Leo
This is the name of the Portuguese explorer who is credited for finding the first route to Asia (India).
Prince Henry the Navigator
This Spanish missionary helped convince the Spanish government to get rid of the Mission System. However, he is a controversial figure overall for other reasons.
Bartolome de las Casas
The invention of this crop is what essentially saved the Jamestown colony from sure doom.
Tobacco
The labor force of the British colonies comprised mostly of slaves and _______________________.
indentured servants
DAILY DOUBLE
He is by far the best-looking, funniest, and nicest teacher at Newton Academy.
Mr. Ted
DAILY DOUBLE
The Indios and Negros were at the bottom of the Spanish caste system after they had colonized the Americas. Write down the names two of the other four groups of the caste system.
Peninsulares, Criollos, Mestizos, Mulatos
The Spanish passed this law to justify the enslavement of the Natives they conquered in the Americas.
The Encomienda System
This refers to the British policy where laws passed by the government were not strictly enforced on the American colonies.
Salutary Neglect
In the British West Indies and Southern Colonies, the British implemented a system of _____________________, which officially defined slaves not as people, but as property.
Chattel Slavery
Mr. Kendall George was born and raised in which state in America?
Texas
Name the four major technological advancements that the Portuguese possessed which allowed them to explore other parts of the world from as early as the 1400s.
DAILY DOUBLE
This the name of Noah's sons whose descendants got cursed.
Ham
This is the agreement/document that was signed by the male passengers who looked to settle in Plymouth.
The Mayflower Compact
DAILY DOUBLE
What were the major differences between the Spanish and British in respect to their colonization of the Americas?
1. The Spanish explorations were funded by their monarchs, while the British explorations were funded by joint-stock companies.
2. The Spanish subjugated, or enslaved the Natives, while the British encroached upon their territories.
1. Old Man
2. Tom Cruise