1. Name: __________________________ Period: ______ Date: __________
Unit 1
Chapter 2: European Exploration
England

2. Chapter 2 Section 1 (2.1)-Spain claims an Empire Pages 51-54 of textbook
1. What is the name of the treaty between Spain and
Portugal which helped Portugal claim much of
eastern South America?
2. What were the three goals during the age of
exploration? 1) 2) 3)
3. Explain mercantilism?
4. What did Ferdinand Magellan do in 1519?
5. What is a conquistador?
6. Hernando Cortes set his sights on conquering
what mighty empire?
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3. Chapter 2 Section 1 (2.1)-Spain claims an empire Pages 51-54 of textbook
7. What is the name of the Aztec capitol?
8. Who was the emperor of the Aztec empire?
9. What was one of the main reasons for the collapse of
the Aztec empire?
10. Ten years later Francisco Pizzaro defeated what
mighty empire?
11. Who is the most famous Spanish explorer that
discovered the New World in 1492?
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4. Chapter 2 Section 2 (2.2) – European Competition in North America Pages 55-58 of textbook
12. What two countries did Henry Hudson sail for and
what did he discover?
13. What is the much sought after Northwest Passage?
14. What was John Cabot’s discovery?
15. What was Jacques Cartier’s discovery?
16. Sir Francis Drake did what in 1577 that took three
years to complete?
17. What happened in 1588 that shifted power from
Spain to England and what were the two effects
from 1588?
1588: 1) 2)
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5. chapter 2 section 2 (2.2)–European Competition in North America Pages 55-58 of the textbook
18. In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded what
permanent settlement in North America?
19. What was France’s main economic avenue in North
America?
20. What was the name of the colony established in
present day New York by the Dutch?
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6. chapter 2 section 3 (2.3)-The impact of Colonization Pages 59-63 in the textbook
21. What is slavery?
22. What is the name of the voyage from Africa to the
Americas by slave ships?
23. Give me a definition and draw a picture to help
remember Columbian Exchange.
Define:
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