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1158408693During the 16th century, which country dominated exploration of the New World?Spain1
11584086941st European nation to discover sea route to AsiaPortugal2
1158408695What event encouraged people to escape Catholic persecution and settle in the New World?Protestant Reformation3
1158408696What event's most important legacy was: change of view on salvation and the authority and outlook of the BibleProtestant Reformation4
1158408697invention that helped Luther's ideas spreadprinting press5
1158408698Who discovered Newfoundland and provided a basis for England's claim and colonization in the New World?John Cabot6
1158408699Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey?King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain7
1158408700captain whose discipline helped Jamestown surviveJohn Smith8
1158408701powerful Spanish rulerPhilip II9
11584087021st European to sail to IndiaVasco de Gama10
11584087031st to round the souther cape of AfricaBartolomeu Dias11
1158408704Whom is attributed with circumnavigation of the world?Ferdinand Magellan12
1158408705journeyed to China during rule of Kublai KhanMarco Polo13
11584087061st modern European to reach the Western Hemisphere, sailed west to reach the EastChristopher Columbus14
1158408707queen who sponsored colonization in North AmericaQueen Elizabeth I15
1158408708realized the discovery of a new continentAmerigo Vespucci16
1158408709Indian chief who threatened JamestownPowhatan17
1158408710sea dog who attacked Spanish shipsSir Francis Drake18
1158408711sponsored 2 vain attempts to establish colonies in Roanoke, the "Lost Colony" , Croatan written on the treeSir Walter Raleigh19
1158408712Indian princess who brought peace to JamestownPocahontas20
1158408713Aztec emperor who was defeated by Hernando CortesMontezuma21
1158408714had a vain search for the 7 Cities of CibolaFrancisco de Coronado22
1158408715name of the French colony in the New WorldNew France23
1158408716What early English colony was assisted by Pocahontas?Jamestown24
1158408717In what type of company did investors share profits from colonies without sharing liabilities?joint-stock companies25
1158408718a combination of explorer and soldier of fortuneconquistador26
1158408719What event gave a new belief of religion?Protestant Reformation27
1158408720book that taught believers new ideasPriesthood of the Believer28
11584087211st permanent English settlement in the New WorldJamestown29
1158408722Sir Francis Drake attacked ships and outposts of what country?Spain30
1158408723Diseases of the white men caused the __________ population to drop dramatically.Indian31
1158408724Aztecs were a highly civilized tribe from ___________Mexico32
1158408725Who discovered the Mississippi River?Hernando de Soto33
1158408726Who wrote about the adventures of a famous explorer with whom he shared a prison cell?Rustichello34
1158408727Who set sail from Spain with 300 men and 5 boats and had a crew of 18 circumnavigate the world?Ferdinand Magellan35
1158408728Who disobeyed the governor of Cuba and conquered the richest Indian tribe in Mexico?Hernando Cortes36
1158408729Who told of his adventures in China and of a land called Cipango, which was reportedly paved with gold?Marco Polo37
1158408730Who had a nickname of "Giovanni", reached Newfoundland while in search for China, and was known by a different name to the English?John Cabot38
1158408731Who thought he could sail 3,000 miles west to reach China, but had faulty calculations?Christopher Columbus39
1158408732Who had a ship called the "Golden Hind" and fought the Catholic threat on the high seas?Sir Francis Drake40
1158408733Who attempted to settle the southeastern United States for the Spanish and was the first to explore the Florida peninsula?Juan Ponce de Leon41
1158408734Who was America named after?Amerigo Vespucci42
1158408735Who searched for the 7 Cities of Cibola and found the Grand Canyon?Francisco de Coronado43
1158408736Who returned from India with a cargo of spices worth 60x the cost of his expedition?Vasco de Gama44
1158408737Who financed 2 attempts to colonize the New World in an area that he called Virginia?Sir Walter Raleigh45
1158408738Who landed at Tampa Bay, traveled to North Carolina, and eventually discovered the Mississippi River?Hernando de Soto46
1158408739Who went to England for supplies but returned to America to find the town of Raleigh empty?John White47
1158408740Who was the first to round the southern cape of Africa?Bartolomeu Dias48
1158408741country that Cabot explored forEngland49
1158408742country that Columbus explored forSpain50
1158408743country that Coronado explored forSpain51
1158408744country that Cortes explored forSpain52
1158408745country that de Soto explored forSpain53
1158408746country that Drake explored forEngland54
1158408747country that Magellan explored forSpain55
1158408748invention that helped Europeans discover the New World and help tell sailors which direction they were headingcompass56
1158408749invention that helped Europeans discover the New World and helped sailors determine their latitudeastrolabe57
1158408750invention that helped Europeans discover the New World and was a Portuguese ship that had multiple triangular sails that made it easily maneuverablecaravel58
1158408751an economic system that was designed to enhance the wealth and power of a nation, believed that a nation's wealth consisted of precious metals, especially gold, the value of a product was determined by how much gold people were willing to exchange for it, nationalists who believed that a nation could increase its wealth by increasing its amount of gold, wanted a "favorable balance of trade", export more than import so you keep more goldmercantilism59
1158408752Geneva's most influential leaders that was a reformist like Luther, thought solid education was the way to produce effective leaders for church and societyJohn Calvin60
1158408753similarities between Indians and Europeansgreat interest in religion, farmed, lived in villages, traded with others, had social organizations, fought in wars61
1158408754similarities among Indian groupsdark skin, hair, and eyes, no alphabet or written language, storytelling skills were important to pass down history and custom, faith in the supernatural, belief in afterlife, land belonged to everyone62
1158408755differences between Indians and EuropeansIndians had a primitive culture, minimal technology, did not use iron, Europeans had well-developed spoken and written language, building styles and materials were different, Indians weren't as united63
1158408756differences among Indian groups2,200 different languages in North America, different houses in different environments, some were peaceful, some were war tribes64
1158408757Which Indian group lived in the Southwest?the Pueblos65
1158408758Which Indian group lived in the Midwest?the Mound Builders66
1158408759Which Indian group lived in the Southeast and along the Atlantic coast in the Northeast?the Eastern Woodlands Indians67
1158408760What were the Five Civilized Tribes?Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles68
1158408761settlement in Florida named after Saint's DaySt. Augustine69
1158408762elite fleet of 130 ships and 30,000 men that was destroyed by the Sea Dogs and the "Protestant Wind"Spanish Armada70
1158408763Who claimed the New York area for the Dutch?Henry Hudson71
1158408764What was the name of the Dutch settlement in the New World?New Netherland72
1158408765Who was the most famous governor of New Netherland who was also one legged and hated Quakers?Peter Stuyvesant73
1158408766What was the name of the colony along the Delaware River claimed by Sweden?New Sweden74
1158408767Who was New Netherland's former governor who became New Sweden's governor that created peace treaties between the Europeans and the Indians allowing the white men to claim the land that is now Philadelphia?Peter Minuit75
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