2. Age of Exploration Vocabulary
The French and English
The Spanish
First things First
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3. I was a Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
I was a Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519.
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4. Who is Spain?
This country made the first permanent settlement in North America in 1565.
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5. 1,3 A trader who buys goods from producers or other
What is a middleman?
A trader who buys goods from producers or other
traders and sells those goods to other traders or
to consumers.
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6. 1,4 France’s first permanent settlement in North America,
What is Quebec?
France’s first permanent settlement in North America,
founded in 1608?
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7. Who is Christopher Columbus?
I Landed on the island of San Salvador in the present day country of The Bahamas in the year 1492.
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8. The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded
What is Jamestown?
The first permanent English
settlement in North America, founded
in 1607.
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9. How many years are in a century.
What is 100?
How many years are in a century.
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10. 2,4 In 1562, French Hugenots attempted to make a
What is Charleston?
In 1562, French Hugenots attempted to make a
Colony near what present day city in South
Carolina?
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11. 3,1 The first European settlement in North America, founded in 1565.
What is St. Augustine?
The first European settlement in North America, founded in 1565.
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12. What is St. Augustine, Jamestown and Quebec?
The 3 European colonies in North America
before 1608 and the order in which they came.
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13. A group of people who settle a distant
What is a colony?
A group of people who settle a distant
land but are still under the rule of their
native country.
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14. Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
Under Queen Elizabeth I, this man sent Ralph
Lane to attempt to make an English colony on
North Carolina’s coast in 1586?
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15. What is the Spanish Armada?
The Spanish naval fleet that attacked England unsuccessfully in 1588.
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16. Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
I was the first explorer
to sail along and
Explore the South
American coast.
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17. What is the Northwest Passage?
An all water route to China through the North
American continent.
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18. 4,4 On what island on the North Carolina coast
What is Roanoke Island?
On what island on the North Carolina coast
Did England try to plant a colony in 1586 and
1587?
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19. Who are the Cherokee Indians?
Hernando De Soto stayed with this group of Native Americans when he travelled through North Carolina in 1539.
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20. What is the attack of the Spanish Armada?
Which came first, the settlement at Jamestown
or the attack of the Spanish Armada?
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21. 5,3 A stream or river that flows into a larger river.
What is a Tributary?
A stream or river that flows into a larger
river.
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22. What is the Lost Colony and the attack of the Spanish Armada?
In 1587, John White left his colony in the New World for England to get needed supplies, he didn’t return until What would his colony become known as? ….And… why was he not able to return for 3 years?
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