Chapter 1 - The Collision of Cultures

Sugar

was a labor- intensive crop, and demand for workers increased rapidly.

Eskimos

fished and hunted seals traveling by dogsled.

Frances

first colony was in Quebec founded in 1608.

Native Americans

were portrayed as ‘ exotic savages by Europeans.

sixteenth century

In the , the mines in Spanish America yielded more than ten times as much gold and silver as the rest of the worlds mines put together.

White Americans

portrayed Africans as uncivilized and primitive to justify their enslavement.

Clovis people

The : established one of the first civilizations in the Americas.

Nomads

hunted moose and caribou.

Africa

In 1502, European settlers began importing slaves from .

England

was leery of Spain, the dominant force of America Roanoke.

Europeans

introduced important new crops to America (including sugar and bananas), domestic livestock (cattle, pigs, and sheep), and perhaps most importantly the horse.

Meso Americans

, the people of what is now Mexico in March of Central America.

Catholic Church

was an important force for colonization Northern Outposts.

St Augustine

: a Spanish fort established in 1565.

Siberia

The Clovis were believed to travel from across the Bering land bridge into Alaska and then move southward to warmer regions including New Mexico.

Netherlands

The gained its independence from Spain in the early 17th century.

Commerce

and Nationalism gave the first incentive for Europeans to look toward new lands.

Columbus

had been celebrated for centuries as the "Admiral of the Ocean Sea.

Prince Henry the Navigator

was sent to find a sea route to Asia but instead wanted to explore the western coast of Africa Christopher Columbus.

epidemic of the Bubonic Plague

A(n) killed a third of the European population which debilitated its already limited economy causing Europeans to look for land and people elsewhere.

English settlement

The first was in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607.

English Reformation

The was very different from the Protestant Reformation because it occurred because of a political dispute between the king and the pope than as a result of doctrinal revolts.

residents of Tenochtitlán

The created public buildings, schools, an organized military, a medical system, and a slave workforce The Civilizations of the North.

‘ Clovis people

The established one of the first civilizations in the Americas and they lived about 13, 000 years ago.

sixteenth century

In the , the market for slaves grew as a result of the rising demand for sugarcane.

Netherlands

The became one of the leading trading nations in the world The First English Settlements.