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What happened in 1607?
The founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
What happened in 1608?
France established a permanent settlement in Quebec.
What was Popé's Rebellion (1680)?
A revolt by the Pueblo people against Spanish rule in present-day New Mexico, successfully driving them out for 50 years.
What was the French and Indian War?
A conflict (1754-1763) between Great Britain and France and their respective allies for control of North America. Also known as the Seven Years' War.
What was the significance of the French and Indian War?
It significantly shifted the balance of power in North America, leading to increased British control and rising tensions with the colonies.
What was the main goal of the Spanish colonization?
Extracting precious metals and converting natives to Catholicism.
What was the main goal of the French colonization?
Emphasized fur trading and establishing settlements along rivers.
What was the main goal of the British colonization?
Established colonies along the Atlantic coast, focused on cash crops like tobacco.
What was the impact of slavery in the British colonies?
Slavery was essential to the economic success of the British colonies, especially in the South. It also significantly altered the demographics of the colonies.
What was the impact of the Encomienda system?
It led to exploitation and conflict between the Spanish colonizers and the indigenous peoples.
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
A key figure in colonizing New France and forming alliances with the Huron Indians.
Who was Popé?
The leader of the Pueblo Rebellion against Spanish rule in 1680.
What were the causes and effects of European colonization?
Causes: Economic, imperial, and religious motivations. Effects: Competition for resources, conflict with Native Americans, increased trade and industry.
What were the causes and effects of the French and Indian War?
Causes: Competition between France and Britain for control of the Ohio River Valley. Effects: Increased British control over the colonies, rising tensions, and eventual American Revolution.
What were the causes and effects of the Encomienda system?
Causes: Spanish desire for labor in the Americas. Effects: Exploitation of indigenous populations, conflict, and demographic changes.
What were the causes and effects of Popé's Rebellion?
Causes: Brutal Spanish treatment of the Pueblo people. Effects: The Spanish were driven out for 50 years, demonstrating Native American resistance to colonization.
What were the causes and effects of the French alliance with the Huron Indians?
Causes: French desire for fur trade and alliances against the Iroquois. Effects: Strengthened French presence in North America and fueled conflict with the Iroquois and British.
What were the causes and effects of the British focus on cash crops?
Causes: Economic opportunity and demand in Europe. Effects: Increased reliance on slavery, altered demographics, and shaped the Southern economy.
What were the causes and effects of the transatlantic exchange?
Causes: European colonization and the desire for resources and trade. Effects: Exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, shaping the development of colonial societies.