Encounter, Conquest, & Early Settlement

The first group of Europeans to arrive in North America were the:

• Italians

• Vikings

• Spanish

• English

Why is October 12, 1492, an important date in history?

• Pizarro conquered the Aztec Empire

• The pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact

• Columbus "discovered" the "New World"

• It was the beginning of the "Starving Time" at Jamestown

What happened after Columbus arrived in the “New World”?

• Spain got rich, and European countries began competing to establish colonies in the Americas

• Millions of Native Americans were killed by “Old World” diseases

• Millions of African men and women were sold into slavery and transported to the Americas

• All of these are results of Columbus's arrival in the "New World"

The transfer of people, plants, animals, culture, ideas, technology, and disease between the "Old" and "New" worlds was known as

• The encounter

• Croatoan

• The Columbian Exchange

• Squanto

Conquistador

• Spanish for "Gold"

• Spanish for "Conqueror"

• Spanish for "Let's be friends"

• None of these answers make sense

Native American group that Columbus encountered.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Wampanoag

• Taino

Native American group that Cortes encountered.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Wampanoag

• Taino

Native American group that Pizarro encountered.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Wampanoag

• Taino

Native American group the Pilgrims encountered.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Wampanoag

• Taino

Which group did Atahualpa belong to?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Wampanoag

• Taino