Midterm Study Guide Ch.1-2 Flashcards
(35 cards)
The line of Demarcation was drawn to separate the lands to be claimed by Spain from those to be claimed by what other country?
Portugal
What religion did the Spanish spread as they explored the New World?
Roman Catholicism
The Reformation turned which country to Protestantism
England
Who was the first governor of New Sweden?
Peter Minuit
In what ways did mercantilism encourage intense competition Between the major European powers?
Mercantilism is a economic system base on enhance the power’s nation and precious metal.
1) Believe that power’s nation base on precious metals(gold) by a value of product,how much gold.
2) Believe that which nations have a lot of precious metals(gold) are the winners.Then the other nations that have a little bit of precious metals(gold) are the losers.
Which country competed with Spain for reaching the Far East and making early claims to new lands?
Portugal
During the late 1400s,where did Europeans greatly desire spices from?
The Orient
Which people built a capital city on the site of modern Mexico City?
The Aztecs
Which factor most determined the type of housing used by the various Indian tribes?
Geographic environment
Which explorer circumnavigated the earth?
Sir Francis Drake
The activities of which man were most responsible for encouraging European exploration of the New World
Christopher Columbus
What collective name is giving to the Cherokee,Cherokee,Chickasaw,Choctaw,Creek,and Seminole tribes that inhabited the Southest?
Five civilized tribes
What name is given to the land bridge across which some historians think people migrated from the Orient to North America?
Beringia
What was the major business activity of the Frenchmen who came to North America?
Fur trading
Where was the Lost Colony?
Roanoke
Who were Huguenots
French
Did the defeat of the Spanish Armada left English free to colonize North America without a serious Spanish threat?
True
New Sweden was an early name for what colony?
Deleware
What was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts?
Religious freedom
Why did the pilgrims left Holland?
Because the Dutch culture was harming the Pilgrims’ children.
What was a major reason for the quick growth of Massachusetts
The Great Migration
What document of self-government did the Pilgrims sign when they first arrived in America?
Mayflower compact
How did Connecticut differed from Massachusetts ?
It did no require church membership for voting.
What was the Dutch system of settlement called?
Patroon
