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HA chapter 2 European Explorers and Settlements
HA Chapter 2 European Explorers and Settlements
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History
6th Grade
11/11/2014

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Who wrote a book about his travels that inspired learning, art and exploration?
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Marco Polo
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Who explored a shorter water route to the Indies and discovered a new continent?
Definition
Christopher Columbus
Term
Why did Europeans explore the seas?
Definition

God, Gold and Glory

(spread Christianity: faith in Jesus, get rich and become famous)

Term
What language did the Native Americans speak that Columbus discovered?
Definition
Tainos
Term
What is the transfer of plants, animals, diseases and people across the Atlantic Ocean?
Definition
Columbian Exchange
Term
What is the percentage of American Indians that died of diseases in some areas?
Definition
90
Term
What is slavery?
Definition
Treatment of people as property
Term
Who are Spanish soldiers sent to explore and conquer a large empire for Spain?
Definition
Conquistadors
Term
What is a new settlement created and ruled by a far-away country?
Definition
Colony
Term
What are people who travel to a different place to share their religious beliefs?
Definition
Missionaries
Term
What means to give up an old belief and believe something new like Christianity?
Definition
Convert
Term
What is a violent action against a government or law?
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Revolt
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What was important about the Roanoke colony?
Definition
The people in it mysteriously disappeared
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What was important about the Jamestown colony?
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It became the first permanent settlemtn in the new world
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What was important about the Pilgrims?
Definition
They had the first Thanksgiving
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What are challenges the Jamestown colony faced?
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Diseases, deaths, bad farm land, surround by powerful Indian groups, bad work ethic
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Who became business partners?
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French and Indians
Term
In what countries was fur trading an important economic activity?
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Dutch and French
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Why is John Rolfe important?
Definition
he married Pocahontas the chief's daughter causing the Indians and the Europeans to live in peace together.  He also became a rich tobacco farmer.
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How were the Native Americans treated by the Europeans?
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Harshly
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