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| Empire | Spain claimed a large e_________________________ in the Americas |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | This treaty between Spain and Portugal (1494): - moves Line of Demarcation 800 miles west - gives Portugal much of eastern South America |
| Christianity | European missionaries convert Native Americans to what religion |
| mercantilism | This is economic system that featured favorable balance of trade. |
| Amerigo Vespucci | America is named after this man. |
| conquistadors | name for Spanish soldiers who attack Aztec and Inca Empire |
| Cortez | This man defeats Montezuma, Aztecs leader in Mexico; takes over region for Spain |
| Inca | Name powerful Native American empire along coast of South America |
| Pizarro | What was name of Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire |
| Disease | What killed more Native Americans than Spanish military power. |
| Competition | There was European ________________ for claiming lands in the Americas. |
| Northwest Passage | Henry Hudson searches for passage for Dutch, English |
| Dutch, French | Henry Hudson searches for what countries? |
| England | John Cabot searched for what country? |
| James Cartier | Searched for France up along the St. Lawrence River. |
| Angry | How did Spain feel about English and French claims in North America? |
| Religious | What kinds of tensions was there among Spain, England, France |
| Roman Catholic | Spain was primarily what type of Christianity |
| Protestant | What type of Christianity was England? |
| Protestant called Huegenots | What type of Christianity was France? |
| Spain | What country built a fort in St. Augustine, Florida. |
| French | What people did Spain destroy in Florida? |
| England | What country weakened Spain's sea power? |
| Spanish Armada | What group of ships did Spain send to destroy England? |
| Quebec | What Candadian province was the first settlement founded by Samuel de Champlain?ment (1608) |
| French | What language do people in Montreal, Quebec speak today? |
| Fur | New France also has a strong _____________ trade. |
| Dutch or Netherlands | What nation founded the colony that is now New York? |
| Henry Hudson | Who is the explorer in which great river between NY and NJ are named after? |
| 1700 AD | By what year did Spain control much of the Americas |
| towns | Spanish missionary settlements included churches, farmland and _________________. |
| convert | Missionaries goal is to c_________________ Native Americans to Christianity |
| sugar | What type of plantation was the most popular? |
| farm | plantation is another name for ____________ |
| Columbian Exchange | What did they call the transfer of living things between hemispheres? |
| Cheap | Slavery in the Americas began in order to provide c___________ labor for the colonies. |
| Bondage | Slavery—holding a person in b_________________ for labor |
| Diseases | Enslaved Africans were chosen in slavery because - are immune from most ______________ |
| Farming | Africans were also chosen because provide cheap labor, have no allies or friends in the new continent and are experienced at ________________ |
| Kings | In 1509, Spanish ______________ sends 50 African slaves to Hispaniola |
| trade | West African kings _______________ captives for goods so they would become rich |
| weakened | Slavery w___________ African societies. |
| Slave Trade | S__________ T__________ lasted until the late 1800's. |
| 12 million | How many Africans were shipped to America for trade? |
| Middle | Two million Africans died during the _____________ Passage to the Americas. |
| Racism | This is the belief that some people are inferior because of their race. |
