Name_________KEY___________________________ Block _________ Date _________
Exploration Story Guide
1. ________________________ was the first European in the
New World.
2. Artifacts from his voyage have been found in
___________________________.
3. Europe had been trading with the Far East for a thousand
years! What three countries make up the Far East?
_______________________________________________________________
Spain comes to the New World:
4. The 3 Gs of Exploration: ____________________________________
5. Columbus was looking for a trade route to the ____________________.
6. When Columbus landed in the ____________________________ in 1492, he thought he was in the
_____________.
7. Hernando DeSoto wanted riches too and traveled to _______________ with
_______ men, ______ priests to document his journey, and animals such as
___________________________________.
8. De Soto’s main goal was ______________________________!
9. He failed in his search and died after discovering the _______________________
after being chased by Indians.
10. DeSoto’s Impact on the Natives:
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The French Arrive:
11. The primary focus on French exploration was the _______________________.
12. _________________________ built the very first European fort in North America named ___________________
in the _________________ in 1562.
13. After abandoning Charles Fort, Ribault built __________________________.
14. Ribault became good friends with the Natives & converted many to the ______________ faith!
15. Huguenots – _______________________________________________________
16. In 1565, _______________________ and his soldiers were ordered to drive the ___________ out!
17. Menendez proceeded to capture French-held ____________________ and _______________ its defenders.
The Vikings - Leif Erikson
Newfoundland
India, China, Japan
God, Gold, Glory
The Far East/ East Indies
China-silk, spices, teas, gemsEurope-gold, silver, glassware, carpets, jewels
Caribbean / Canary Islands
West Indies
Florida
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pigs, dogs, horses, etc.
Gold
Mississippi River
his priests documented animals, rivers, lakes, indian cultureand the Mississippi RiverBrought pigs to the new world
Almost half of the indian population died from measles, small pox, influenza and whooping cough
Fort Caroline
fur trade
Fort Charles
Carolinas
The French/Jean Ribault
Protestant
French Protestants there to convert Natives to Protestant faith.
Pedro Mendez French
Fort Caroline execute
18. Menendez executed __________________by hanging him from a tree!
19. In 1565, he founded ______________________________________ (Spain’s
first Settlement in North America).
20. Missions ________________________________________, built on
Georgia’s __________________________.
21. ______________________ were church missionaries sent to convert the
Indians to the Catholic faith.
22. Missions were protected by a unit of soldiers is called a
_________________________.
23. Don Juanillo was a ________________ Indian who was next in line to be
chief of the tribe. One of the Spanish ______________ declared that Juanillo
was unfit to be Chief.
24. Juanillo __________________the friar and began a series of attacks on ________________________________.
The Redcoats are coming:
25. Contributions by Europeans to the New World included _________________________________________.
26. Why did England want to colonize the New World?
27. Mercantilism:
28. How does it work?:
Ribault
St. Augustine
barrier islands/ up and down the coast
Catholic Church Outposts
Friars
Guale
Friars
murdered all Spanish Missions
metal weapons, horses, cattle, potatoes, sheep, pigs, goats, & chickens. Plus plants like sugarcane, rice, indigo, wheat, & citrus fruits.
A trade policy designed to makea nation as self-sufficient and wealthy as possible
Reign
a country sells (exports) more than it buys (imports)
This is called a favorable balance of trade
garrison
Decline of the missions because 1 natives began to move away 2 England encouraged the natives to attack the missions 3 Missions were destroyed by pirate attacks
The British settle Jamestown(1st permanent settlementin the New World.they were here for mercantilism
Mercantilism
Impact of tobacco- led to bringing Africa Slaves to work tobacco fields