History of the United States: C2

Review questions

Tribe that lived in what is now Mexico

Aztecs

Leader of the Aztecs

Montezuma

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Cortes

Where was Cortes from?

Spain

What was Cartier looking for ?

waterway through America

What three things did Cartier do for France?

opened fur trade with the Indians; made friends of the Indians; gave France a claim in the New World

What legendary place did the Indians describe to Coronado?

the Seven Cities of Cibola

What area did Coronado explore?

Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas)

What natural wonder dis Coronado discover?

the grand Canyon

Who discovered the Mississippi River?

DeSoto

What was DeSoto really looking for?

gold

Who permitted the English pirates to attack Spanish ships?

Queen Elizabeth I

What were the English pirates called?

seadogs

Who was the most famous seadog?

Sir Francis Drake

What was Canada once called?

New France

What was the first successful French settlement in America?

Quebec

Who helped found Quebec?

Champlain

What was the first permanent European settlement in America?

St. Augustine

What three countries had a claim in the New World?

Spain, England, France