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| What events all connected to eventually lead to European Exploration? | Crusades, Renaissance, and Protestant Reformation |
| The Crusades were an attempt to “free” the holy lands from the Muslims. What did the Crusades lead to? | the desire to trade with empires in the East for things such as spices (cinnamon, salt) and cloth (silk). |
| What movement in Europe resulted in new art, technology, and a return to classical thought (Rebirth of Roman & Greek Culture)? | Renaissance |
| What European movement led to the creation of the Protestant faith? | Protestant reformation began by Martin Luther |
| Why did Martin Luther nail his 95 Thesis to the Church door? | against the church's selling of forgiveness of sins & other corrupt practices; so that the Church would change her ways |
| What is colonization? | the act, by a militarily strong country, of invading and taking over another region for raw materials (wood, furs, crops), a post for trading, and/or a military post. |
| Who were the conquistadors? | Spanish explorers who searched for “God, gold, and glory.” |
| Why did Christopher Columbus organize his expedition? | To find a western route to Asia in search of spices |
| What was the Columbian Exchange? | A complex network of the trade of agricultural, societal and environmental interactions between the Americas, Africa & Europe; ex. |
| When did the Columbian Exchange begin? | After Columbus’ 1st return trip to Spain from the New World |
| What caused England to colonize America? | a need to Established bases during their war with Spain, To escape religious persecution, To establish new markets for British goods |
| What year were most of the English colonies settled? | 1609 |
| What was the first permanent English colony in the New World? | Jamestown, Virginia |
| What is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America? | St. Augustine, Florida |
| What was the Great Awakening? | A religious revival that promised the grace of God to all who experienced a desire for it. |
| What was the French and Indian War? | • A war between England and the colonies on one side and the French and Native Americans on the other. |
| What led to the Boston Tea Party? | England passed the Tea Act which allowed the East India Company to have a monopoly on the sale of tea |
| Who was Thomas Paine? | Wrote Common Sense- calling for the colonies to separate from Britain |
| Why did the First Continental Congress meet? | They met to discuss ways to get England to repeal the Intolerable Acts and discuss the rights of the colonies |
| Why did the Second Continental Congress meet? | They met to organize the first National or Central Government; create the Continental Army, and appoint Washington as Commander of the newly formed army |
