Native Americans
Name any of the three Native American civilizations the Spanish conquered
1. Aztec
2. Maya
Inca
Spanish soldier
Conquistador
What were the Spanish hoping to find lots of in South America?
And North America and Central America?
Gold...duh :)
Name of the English colony:
Roanoke
Who was the leader of the second Roanoke journey?
Jon White
Modern-day country the Inca lived in:
Peru
What is a missionary?
Religious leader in charge of spreading their religion to new people
Virus that killed millions of Native Americans:
Smallpox
Nickname given to this colony:
The Lost Colony
How many years did it take this leader to return to Roanoke--Spanish Armada blocked him
3 years
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
What was the encomienda system?
Collection of slaves into a big piece of land run by a conquistador--basically made the Natives slaves
Francisco Pizarro
Germ that got the English colonists sick:
Malaria
What word was found carved into a post in 1590, the only clue about where the colonists went:
1. Fountain of Youth
2. City of Gold AKA El Dorado
Explorer who saved the colonists from Roanoke (first time):
Sir Francis Drake
What kept the English who found the empty colony from searching for the people?
A hurricane blew them away from shore