Ch3 7B SS Study Guide

What year did Columbus sail the Atlantic?

1492

What were Columbus's three ships?

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

Where was Columbus trying to go?

East Indies

Where was Spain's first settlement?

Hispaniola

What were the lasting effects of Columbus's expedition?

He opened the Americas

What was Columbus's nationality?

Italian

Who did Columbus sail for?

Spain

What expedition first circumnavigated the globe?

Magellan's expedition

What were the negative effects of Columbus's expedition?

Many Native American tribes were killed and new diseases were brought to the Americas

What was the Spanish word for people that conquered?

a Conquistador

Who did Pizzaro conquer?

Incas in Peru

Who did Cortes conquer?

Aztecs

Who helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs?

you got me there idk

What were the Social Classes of New Spain?

peninsulare, creoles, mestizos, indians

How did Bartolome de Las Casas attempt to help Native Americans?

He argued for the equal humanity and natural rights of the Native Americans.

What river was New France centered on?

St Lawrence River

What were two major cities of New France?

Quebec and Montreal

What river was New Netherlands centered on?

The Hudson River

What did New Netherlands become?

New York

What did New France and New Netherland make their money off of?

Fur Trades

What was the first English colony?

Roanoke

What was the first English colony known as?

The Lost Colony

What was the first permanent English Colony?

Jamestown

When was Jamestown founded?

1607

Who saved Jamestown with tobbaco?

John Rolfe

What is the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

Started the resistance between the English Crown and the colonists

What religion did Separatists worship?

Protestant

What did Separatists become known as?

Pilgrims

What ship did the Separatists travel to America on and when?

Mayflower, 1620

What is the significance of the Mayflower compact?

First governing document in the New World that gives ruling powers to the people

How did the Plymouth colony survive?

agriculture, fishing and trading, also help from native americans

What national holiday has roots in the Plymouth Colony?

Thanksgiving

What 5 countries colonized the Americas?

France, Spain, The Netherlands, England, Portugal