What was one effect of England and Spain going to war with each other?

John White could not return to Roanoke with supplies.

Why did merchants provide funding for sea voyages to North and South America?

to obtain goods from eastern Asia

What happened when Sir Walter Raleigh wanted to establish a colony in North America?

Queen Elizabeth granted him a charter.

What happened when the colonists of the SECOND Roanoke colony did not have enough food?

John White returned to England to get supplies.

What benefit did the invention of the printing press bring?

Printed items could be produced easier and cheaper than handwritten items.

Explorers from countries outside of Spain were motivated by

a search for the Northwest Passage.

What was the main way the French settlement of North America differed from the British settlement?

France settled land farther North.

Why are Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro known as conquistadors?

they defeated native peoples and took control of their land

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1
An instrument that measures the position of the stars in the sky:
compass
astronaut
astrolabe
stern rudder
2
What was one effect of England and Spain going to war with each other?
Hernan Cortes killed the Aztec leader Moctezuma.
Explorers escaped to search for the Northwest Passage,
Shaun White could not return to Roanoke with supplies.
John White could not return to Roanoke with supplies.
3
A territory settled by people from another place, usually far away:
conquest
colony
Northwest Passage
Atlantis
4
People who buy and sell goods:
Carracks
conquistadors
merchants
Columbian Exchange
5
Why did merchants provide funding for sea voyages to North and South America?
to obtain goods from eastern Asia
to defeat all the Native Americans
because the explorers were their relatives and needed help
because they wanted to get land for Spain
6
What happened when Sir Walter Raleigh wanted to establish a colony in North America?
Queen Elizabeth granted him a charter.
It caused a war between England and Spain.
All the colonists wanted to return to England.
The Queen of England would not fund him, so he had to ask the Netherlands.
7
What happened when the colonists of the SECOND Roanoke colony did not have enough food?
John White returned to England to get supplies.
Christopher Columbus came to help the colonists in exchange for their gold.
Queen Elizabeth sent a ship with food & supplies for the colonists.
Sir Walter Raleigh & the natives taught them to plant the "three sisters".
8
What happened when the colonists of the FIRST Roanoke colony did not have enough food?
John White came over from England with supplies.
They were unable to eat and they all starved to death.
They rode horses West to form a new settlement.
They returned to England.
9
The art of guiding a boat, plane, or other transportation:
transportation
settlement
navigation
conquest
10
A tool with a magnetic arrow that points north:
sextant
astrolabe
protractor
compass
11
Movable flat piece of wood or metal that helps steer a ship:
carrack
stern rudder
gear shift
oar
12
Native peoples of North and South America were unable to keep explorers from taking their lands for which reason?
Explorers from other countries had horses and superior weapons.
All of the above
There was a language barrier and native peoples misunderstood explorers.
More and more explorers just kept coming.
13
Victories by invading armies:
settlement
migration
colony
conquest
14
What benefit did the invention of the printing press bring?
The natives could use the printing press as a new item to trade.
Post offices were established to distribute items created by the press.
It created more jobs so less colonists were starving.
Printed items could be produced easier and cheaper than handwritten items.
15
Spanish explorers were mainly motivated by a search for the Northwest Passage.
False
True
16
Explorers from countries outside of Spain were motivated by
a search for gold.
a search for the Northwest Passage.
being offered the Queen's hand in marriage.
bringing horses and weapons to the New World.
17
A device that uses 2 mirrors and a movable arm to measure angles of stars in the sky:
astrolabe
stern rudder
conquistador
sextant
18
A device that helps keep accurate time at sea:
stethoscope
carrack
chronometer
compass
19
What modern day change made it possible for ships to sail through the Northwest Passage?
colder arctic winters
smaller wooden boats
stronger stern rudders
warmer arctic summers
20
What was the main way the French settlement of North America differed from the British settlement?
France settled land farther North.
The British used their ships as homes.
France settled in a much warmer climate.
The British set up camp with the Native Americans.
21
Why are Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro known as conquistadors?
they created over 40 settlements each
they conquered areas of France and the Netherlands
they defeated native peoples and took control of their land
they were the explorers who found the most gold
22
Town created by people in an area previously uninhabited by that people:
settlement
charter
carrack
Northwest Passage
23
A strong sail useful for long voyages:
chronometer
astrolabe
carrack
flag

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