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American History I Unit 1 Exploration and Colonization - (copy)

This is the factual content taught in Mr.Soyars' American History I class on Exploration and Colonization

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Christopher ColumbusWhich explorer "discovered" America and claimed colonies for Spain?
EnlightenmentEuropean philosophical movement that stressed the use of reason to understand nature?
Beringia (land bridge)What land form enabled early humans to migrate from Asia to North America?
domesticateWhat is the practice of training/breeding animals and cultivating plants for human use?
Sioux, CheyenneWhich Plains tribe adopted horses into their culture?
IroquisWhich Indian tribe formed the "five nations" for defensive purposes?
AztecsWhich Powerful Indian tribe was located in Central America (Mesoamerica)?
IncaWhich Powerful Indian tribe was located in Peru?
VikingsWho were the earliest Europeans that settled in Canada around 1000AD?
ConquistadorWhat was the term giving to Spainish explorers who claimed colonies for Spain?
St. Augstine, FloridaWhere was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
MagellanWho was the Explorer hired by Spain, that became the first to circumnavigate globe?
Amerigo VespucciAmerica gets its name from this explorer for the Spainish and Portuguese.
Ponce de LeonWho was the Spanish explore who explored Florida?
God, Gold, Glory (G3)What were the Motivations for Spanish explorations in North America?
1492What year did Columbus discovered America?
CanadaWhat country was explored by Cartier and de Champlain for the French?
SpainWhat Europen power that dominated the first 100 years of the colonial period?
Which English explorer established Roanoke colony in NC?Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the failed Spanish attemp to conquer England?Spanish Armada
What was the result of the Spanish Armada's defeat in 1588?England becomes a naval power.
What method did English kings use to fund English colonization?Joint Stock Companies
What year was the Spanish Armada defeated?1588
What were some of results of colonization on the Indians? (columbian exchange)new foods, plants introduced, and diseases; decline in population


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Grimsley High School
NC

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