| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Columbus | given credit for the discovery of the New World - Spain |
| San Salvador | island discovered by Columbus - 1492 |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Americas are named after him - Portugal |
| Balboa | He founded the Pacific Ocean |
| John Cabot | He was the first to claim land for England in the New World - Newfoundland |
| Verrazano | He was the first to claim land in the New World for France |
| Magellan | He circumnavigated the world -- Portugal |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors - they were eager to find great wealth |
| Cortes | He conquered the Aztecs |
| Pizarro | He founded the Inca Empire - Spain |
| Ponce de Leon | He founded "The Fountain of Youth" and St. Augustine, Fl - Spain |
| Spanish Class System | Structured society which was determined by birth |
| Encomienda | Conquistadors who were given land in the New World |
| Encomienda's duties | protect the Native Americans, teach Catholicism, use Natives for labor |
| Viceroys | Spanish nobles appointed by the monarch to look after his interests in the New World |
| Spainsh Armada | fleet of Spanish ships - once the most powerful in the world |
| mercantilism | a theory that states that power depends on a country's wealth |
| Cartier | He sailed the St. Lawrence River and claimed land for France |
| Louis Joliet & Robert de la Salle | He founded the source of the Mississippi River - France |
| New Netherlands | New Amsterdam - New York City - early Dutch colony along the Hudson river |
| What was Spain's prupose ?for exploration to the New World | gold and silver |
| Why did the French explore the New World? | to develop a fur trade |
| Why did the English explore the New World? | wanted wealth by establishing colonies |
