Growth of Trade
The compass allowed sailors to _______________.
tell/find which direction they were going
What did Columbus call the people he encountered?
Indians
Juan Ponce de León landed on the mainland of North America in search of _____.
The fountain of youth
What are the G's of Exploration?
God, gold and glory
What were the names of the two early British Colonies?
The British, French, Spanish, and Dutch all explored _________________.
The Americas
After the arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of ______.
Diseases
Which explorer's crew was the first to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What did the French want to establish in the Americas?
Fishing and fur trade
What were explorers truly looking for when they stumbled upon America?
Asia
What did the Europeans who explored and settled in North America want to spread?
Their religion
Which nation defeated the Spanish armada?
What was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States? (it's a city in Florida)
St. Augustine, Florida
What was the Protestant Reformation?
A religious movement that involved a group that separated from the Roman Catholic Church's
Who purchased Manhattan for $24?
Peter Minuit
Spain, Portugal, and other European countries were in competition to find _______________.
correct answer choices:
a sea route to the Indies
The Northwest Page
Asia
Who was Martin Luther?
A German priest
Traders who established rights to the Canadian fur trade were from _____.
France
Which river was New France located on?
St. Lawrence River.
What is an armada?
A war fleet
What were spices used for?
(all three answers are needed to get points)
1. medicine
2. food preservatives
3. flavorings
For what achievement was Vasco Núñez de Balboa known?
He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
What is a conquistador?
a Spanish (and also Portuguese) explorer who attempted to explore and conquer much of the Caribbean, Central, and South America.
Traders who established rights to the Canadian fur trade were _____.
French
Which Native American tribe resided in present day Manhattan?
The Lenape