U.S. History Quiz (vocab + sec 1 and 2 notes)- 8/17/26
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black legend
Spain’s reputation as bloodthirsty conquistadors
Columbian exchange
the movement of plants, animals, and diseases across the Atlantic due to European exploration of the Americas
Hispaniola
the island in the Caribbean, present-day Haiti and Dominican republic, where Columbus landed on his first voyage to the Americas and established a Spanish colony
mercantilism
the protectionist economic principle that nations should control trade with their colonies to ensure a favorable balance of trade
mourning wars
raids or wars that tribes waged in eastern north America in order to replace members lost to smallpox and other diseases
pilgrims
separatists led by William Bradford, who established the first English settlement in New England
puritans
a group of religious reformers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who wanted to “purify” the church of England by ridding it of practices associated with the Catholic church and advocating greater purity of doctrine and worship
separatists
a faction of puritans who advocated complete separation from the church of England
small pox
a disease that Europeans accidentally brought to the New World, killing millions of Native Americans, who had no immunity to the disease
bubonic plague
After the ______, Europe was ready for a new era
“rebirth”
what does renaissance mean
printing press
the increase of books leading to increase of reading
islam, trade routes
christian leaders wanted to combat ______ and control ________
Asia
European nations raced to find trade routes for access to ____
Christianity
european nations wanted money and to convert Asians to ________
Christopher Columbus
hired by Spain to find a quick way to Asia
bahamas island
when Christopher Columbus reached the _____________ chain, he assumed it was Asia
Amerigo Vespucci
who realizes the Bahamas islands was not Asia
south America to find riches
where does Spain jump to and why
European diseases
large native populations are wiped out thanks to
the Dutch, French, and English
who focuses on north America
fur trade
french and Dutch-looking for money in the ________
colony, Atlantic
england saw _____ opportunities along ________ coast
extremely violent
name the relationship: Spain
mutual relationship
name the relationship: French + Dutch
saw the natives as “savages” that need to be civilized
name the relationship: English
Roanoke
1st official English settlement, 1585
John White
who is the leader of Roanoke
they disappeared, main theory: settlers merged with croatoan tribe
what happened to the settlers in Roanoke and why
to travel to the “New World”
what did the roanoke make people nervous to do
jamestown
founded in 1607
john smith
who is the self appointed leader of jamestown
gold and silver to make profit
what did the leader of jamestown look for and why
The starving time
over 80% of colonist died do to starvation
Jjohn Rolfe
who says tobacco saves the colony
more money and more work needed
large crops=
slavery introduced to the New World
more work needed=
triangular trade route
shows the exchange of goods and people between the colonies, Africa, and Europe
plymouth-1620
founded on the basis of religious freedom
puritans
looking to counter “evil” religions fled to America
they went north
plymouth settlers are not interested in tobacco so…
very strict with God and prayer first
what kind of lifestyle did the Plymouth have
salem witch trials
religious fanaticism paved the way for