Unit 1.1 Intro to U.S. history

The early British Colony in North America where people resorted to Cannibalism and many starved during the "Starving Time" was called

• The Florida Colony
• The Jamestown Colony
• The Massachusetts Bay Colony
• The Connecticut Colony

Sailed the ocean blue in 1492!

• Hudson
• Balboa
• Columbus

This explorer led the campaign to conquer the Aztec people of Mexico in the name of Spain. 

• Francisco Pizarro
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortes

Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500’s and 1600’s?

• Native American ways of life were respected

• Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly

• Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to exploitation for economic, political and religious gains

• Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners

What was the land called that Christopher Columbus founded?

• Western Hemisphere

• Pangea

• Eastern Hemisphere

• The New World

What was not one of the countries from the beginning that was interested in the New World?

• England

• Spain

• India

• France

Which is something that France, England, Spain, and Portugal was interested in the 1400's

• Gain Wealth

• Trading with Asia

• Dominate each other

• Establish colonies in the North America

Two navigational devices that were new technology in the 1400-1500s

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• GPS

• Sails

Which was not Christopher Columbus's ship?

• Nina

• Pinta

• Flying Dutchman

• Santa Maria

Line of Demarcation stated that Portugal would own what land?

• Bahamas

• Florida

• Argentina

• Brazil