Unit 1, Exploration/Colonization Part A

He discovered the Bahamas in 1492.

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Ericson

• Ponce de Leon

• Henry Cabot

This divided the New World between Spain and Portugal

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Santa Fe

• Coronado's Treaty

This empire was defeated by Hernan Cortes and his native allies in Central America

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

The oldest European settlement in the United States

• St. Augustine, FL

• Jamestown, VA

• Plymouth, MA

• Santa Fe, NM

This fleet was defeated by the English, paving the way for the establishment of English colonies in the Americas.

• Spanish Armada

• Great Catholic Fleet

• Golden Fleet

• Spanish Flotilla

This failed colony was established by the English in 1585. It disappeared without a trace by 1590.

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Kips Bay

• New Brunswick

This was the first successful permanent English colony in North America.

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Maryland

Term used to refer to the continents of North and South America

• New World

• Old World

• Occidental Continents

• Spanish Imperial Claims

Term used to refer to the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

• Old World

• New World

• Holy Roman Empire

• Civilized Continents

The transfer of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between Eurasia and the Americas.

• Columbian Exchange

• Great Migration

• Great Transfer

• Silk Road