American History

Spain - discovered the Pacific Ocean

Spain - discovered Florida looking for the fountain of youth

Spain - conquered the Aztec Indians in Mexico

Spain - his expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world

Spain - explored the American Southwest

Spain - discovered the Mississippi River

England - discovered Labrador and other parts of the northeastern coast of North America

England - led second expedition to circumnavigate the world

England - helped chart the Artic waters bordering northeastern Canada

Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Rhode Island - Connecticut

founded for religious reasons - Puritans - church was their life - grammar schools developed - live longer - develop house structure - little need for slaves - church attendance mandatory - rocky soil - fish for food - little agriculture - colder climate

New York - Pennsylvania - New Jersey - Delaware

mixture of religious groups - schools_private schools to teach religion - better soil - milder climate - grow wheat - social divisions - division between city and country

Maryland - Virginia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Georgia

least religious - diverse group of cultures - agriculture - slaves - sons and daughters sent to Europe from rich parents to learn - exports of cash crops - lots of cheap land - bugs - mosquitoes - diseases - shorter life span

Founded Massachussetts Plymouth 1620

Founded Massachussetts Bay 1630

Founded Rhode Island 1636

Founded Pennsylvania 1682

Founded Virginia 1607

Founded Georgia 1732

Central America - Mexico - only Indians that formed an advanced form of writing - first to develop and use a calendar

Central America - most powerful and most civilized of the Indians - practiced human sacrifice - priests were in charge of education - made chocolate - first aquaducts - used symbols (like the Egyptians)

Peru (South America) - have a class system (heirarchy) - extensive communication and transportation system - had post office (runners delivering messages)

Ohio Valley - known for division of labor - large trade network

American Indians - located at Mississippi River - trade by river - agriculture - not nomadic - hunters and gatherers - disease from Europeans killed them off

cliff dwellers (for protection) - Southeast America - killed off by drought or Europeans killed them off

• 1. Portugal
• 2. England
• 3. Spain

Portugal - explore the coast of Africa - 1422

Portugal - explored the Cape of Good Hope, Africa - 1488

most important - largest competitor - devout Catholics - Ferdinand and Isabella marriage unites Spain

Italian - school in Portugal - sailed for Spain - four journeys to the "new world"

travel - further to trade - bring customs and language with you

late 1400's - white German priest - nailed Ninety-five Thesis on the door of his church - Protestant - excommunicated from Church

taught predestination -

predestination is heaven or hell is predetermined - takes free will out of it

Church of England - Anglican -

Daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry the 8th

Daughter of Henry the 8th and Anne Boleyn

Son of Henry the 8th and Jane Seymour

Henry the VIII - Church of England

Edward VI - Church of England

Mary I - Catholic (mother was Catholic) - marries Phillip II of Spain

Elizabeth I - Church of England (Protestant)

Spanish navy - Phillip II of Spain takes Armada to invade England - England defeats Spanish Armada - becomes world number 1 power

first English child born in New World - granddaughter of Sir Walter Raleigh - colony disappeared