Us History Ch. 2

What lured Spanish conquistadores to the New World?

• Disease

• Wealth

• Free insurance

• Communism

Term for a blended ethnicity of Spanish and Native American

• Encomienda

• Mestizo

• Conquistadores

• Chicano

Name of the huge Spanish Navy that dominated Europe until defeated by the English in 1588.

• Titan

• Panamax

• Armanda

• Buscando

What is a Spanish soldier who conquered people in other lands?

• ally

• circumnavigator

• conquistador

• entrepreneur

Why did Cortés travel to Mexico?

• He was searching for a land route to Asia.

• He was trying to locate the Aztec civilization.

• He was looking for gold and treasure.

• He was following the orders of Prince Henry.

What capital city did Cortés conquer?

• Chichen Itza

• Cahokia

• Machu Pichu

• Tenochtitlán

What caused the most Native American deaths in Mexico after the arrival of Cortés?

• Spanish weapons

• starvation

• smallpox

• poisoned water

This was the first attempted colony, but it failed.

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Georgia

• Plymouth

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

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Georgia

• Roanoke

What colonies make up the New England Colonies?

• Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia

• New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

• Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island