Our Nation Studies Weekly: Week 6 - Effects of European Exploration

As people traveled between the continents, they were exchanging ideas about ________________________________.

The countries in Europe wanted the goods from the Americas.

The ________________ was a new animal to the Americas.

Europeans were NOT tolerant of the differences in cultures that they encountered.

American plants changed how people ate.

Men, women, and children were kidnapped in _________ and taken to the Caribbean as slaves.

The European explorers and the people of the Americas had nothing in common.

Plantation owners ___________________ native people, taking away their freedom and forcing them to do the work.

In the 16th century, there was a lot of conflict in Europe about ______________________________.

Historians estimate that ______________ killed 90 percent of the native population within 150 years.

European settlers brought sugarcane, olives, citrus, bananas, and even _______________ with them.

Spain sent explorers across the Atlantic to open trade with ______________________ and to earn money.

_____________ would raid ships in the name of their country, then split the profits with the monarch.

Someone who attacks and robs a ship at sea is called a ________________________.

People in Europe were willing to pay high prices for _________________.

Native Americans travelled by _________________________.

Europeans believed the peoples of the Americas were ________________ because their ways were different.

People on two sides of the Atlantic exchanged ________________________________.

A man Columbus captured and took back to Spain was __________________________.

The persecution between Catholics and Protestants increased the religious competition between European countries.

Europeans brought to North America _________________________.

The _________________________ had a huge impact on life for people all around the world.

Europeans did not make ______________ a popular purchase.

The Europeans used natural resources to create ______________________________________.

Meeting new people and visiting new cultures can be fun and educational.

Exploration of the Americas created a new market where traders could sell ________________________.

The people of the Americas met their wants and needs using _________________________ from the land around them.

In the _______________, Europe traded with Asia for sugar.

Europeans developed different modes of transportation than Native Americans, including wagons and carts.

We can conquer the unknown by __________________________.