European exploration and colonization

Question 1

what does Terra Nullius mean?

Answer 1

latin word meaningland belonging to no
one” , that describes territory over which no country has claimed
territory.

Question 2

what was the doctrine of terra nullius?

Answer 2

a legal justification used by European powers to claim and colonize lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples, arguing that these lands were unoccupied or uninhabited because the inhabitants were not Christian or didn’t meet European standards of civilization

Question 3

what was the northwest passage?

Answer 3

after trade with constatanoble fell through, europeans (columbus) began to look for a new route to asia, and they found the northwest passage

Question 4

what was the northwest passages route?

Answer 4

a route around north america from the arctic ocean

Question 5

who was GIOVANNI CABOT

Answer 5

John Cabot was hired by the english after hearing about columbuses discovery of the northwest passage,

Question 6

what are the three F’s?

Answer 6

-Fish
-Furs
-Forrests

Question 7

what is mercantillism?

Answer 7

Economic theory where nations sought to increase wealth by controlling
trade and accumulating resources.

Question 8

in north america, WHICH COUNTRIES competed to colonize the most territory?

Answer 8

Spain, Portugal, Britain, and France