16 Questions
What was the significant outcome of the defeat of the Spanish Armada for England?
Expansion of the English colonies
What did the defeat of the Spanish Armada enable the English to feel in the context of the text?
They could now play in the 'big leagues'
What did the English colonists at Jamestown discover that turned out to be as valuable as gold?
A mild Virginia blend of tobacco
What was the primary reason for John Rolfe's significance in the context of the text?
Creation of a new blend of tobacco
What disease is mentioned as the big killer of native peoples in the Americas?
Smallpox
What did Bartolomé de las Casas witness in the Caribbean?
Interactions between Spanish and native peoples
What percentage of the population of the Americas is estimated to have died in the years following the European invasion?
95%
Which illness, considered a childhood disease today, could be deadly to native peoples?
Mumps
What prompted the Spanish to begin importing people from West Africa to the Caribbean?
The recognition of the value of African labor over that of the native population
What was a significant outcome of both Hernando de Soto's and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expeditions into what is now the United States?
Introduction of diseases to the native populations
What was the long-term effect of the Spanish's failure to find profitable extractive resources in the southeast or southwest of what is now the United States?
Persisting in their desire to assert ownership over the land
How did the Spanish adapt when their possessions in the Caribbean began to experience a decline in mines and natural resources?
They launched expeditions to explore new territories for potential wealth
What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown?
To serve as the first example of representative government in English North America
What was the status of the '20 Negroes' who arrived in Virginia on the ship White Lion in 1619?
Their actual status remains open to debate
What role did women play in Jamestown in 1619?
To marry men in the colony and contribute to stability
What event marked the arrival of African Americans in English North America before the Pilgrims?
The arrival of '20 Negroes' aboard the White Lion in 1619
Test your knowledge about the Protestant Reformation and the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the subsequent impact on England's national pride and colonial ambitions in the sixteenth century.
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