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| What are the three factors that gave birth to the "age of discovery"? |
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| Other than glory, what did Columbus say he wanted to explore? |
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| "Earnestly desirous of taking Christianity to the heathen lands" |
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| (1)What were the names of Columbus' fleet and (2)where did he land? |
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(1) Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
(2) Walting Islands, Bahamas |
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| Why is the country called America rather than Columbia? |
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| Because Amerigo Vespucci wrote detailed accounts and sent them back to his home country so the general public could read them. I also think that God took the honor away from Columbus because he became obsessed with gold, wealth and slaves. |
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| Name four other Spanish explorers after Columbus. |
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| Wasco Nunez de Balboa, Ferdinand Magellan, Pnce de Leon, Panfilo de Narvaez |
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| Hernando Cotes first fought Montezuma in what year and where? What the outcome of the battle? |
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| 1518, Mexico (Tenochtitlan), Cortes lost the battle |
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| Cortes came back in 1521 and was victorius. Explain how they won. |
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| The Aztecs had gotten smallpox and it quickly killed all of them. Cortes had only to fight a small army when he got back. |
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| The Europeans, especially the Spanish, proved formidable at defeating natives in the New World. Give three reasons |
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| Fought in formation, had training and they had muskets |
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| After the news of silver in Mexico reached Spain, what exploreres came to the New World? |
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| Hernando de Soto (Florida), Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (Cibola) |
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| Give three reasons of slow growth in the Spanish colonies: |
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Pirates
Adherence to mercantilism
Fear |
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| Who were the Huguentos and why did they come to the New World? |
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| They were French Protestants and they came to escape persecution. |
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| Who led the first voyage to the new world for France? For what was he searching? Where did New France end up being settled? What was their number one export? |
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(1) John Cabot
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(4) Tobacco |
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| Who led the English Colonization in America? What settlement did he establish? Where? What happened with this colony? |
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(1) John White
(2) Roanoke
(3) Virginia
(4) Unknown |
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| What specific factors can be identified as the reasons for the rise of an English-Atlantic civilization? |
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| Business Factors, Labor scarcity |
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| The London Company's grant was for what land area? What was it named? |
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| What was the first colony founded in Virginia? Who was the leader of the Colony? |
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| What crop was farmed in Virginia? And what labor instituion was tarted for the cultivation of this crop? |
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(1)Rice
(2) Slaves, indentured servants |
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| What was the second colony founded in Virginia? Who was the leader of the colony? |
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| (1) George Calvert was in charge of the Chesapeake Bay colony |
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| What was the Toleration Act of 1649? |
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| It permitted any Christian faith to be practiced in the colony |
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| Carolin was charted to do what? But it ended up what? |
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(1) to create buffer zones
(2) Being an agricultural society |
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| List five trends that established growth and maturation in Virginia and Maryland: |
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(1) Distance between ruler and governed
(2) They gained political confidence
(3) Precedent of rebellion against government
(4) Religious Toleration
(5) Experiences foreshadowed experiences that they would have with Indians |
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| The Plymouth Colony's grant was for what land area? What was it named? |
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| What was the colony founded in New England? Who was the leader of the colony? |
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| What was the motive for colonization of Virginia? Plymouth? |
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| To have religious freedom for everyone and have separation of church and state. |
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| What was the Mayflower Compact? |
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| It stated the purpose in sailing to Virginia & the laws/administrations of the new colony |
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| What were the Middle Colonies? What was the influence on the Middle Colonies vs. what influed New England and the South? |
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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
The Middle Colonies were more religious |
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| List the three major themes that characterized the history of the early English Colonies: |
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| Religion, Economic Freedom, Political |
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