Us History Notes
Here are the key dates, terms and essay questions for all material that will be covered on test 1. The material is divided by the Lecture Topics. The Lecture Topics correlate to the titles on the Syllabus. I reserve the right to amend these study guides when necessary. Please contact me with any questions. --Professor Hagy
The Pre-Columbian World
1492 & Beyond: Conquest
Chronology
1300s: rise of the Aztec
1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry, creating a united Spain
1481: Portuguese build Elmina slave castle on Africa’s Gold Coast
1492: Columbus discovers the Americas
1494: The Treaty of Tordesillas
1497: John Cabot’s voyage
1521: Cortes conquers the Aztec
1533: Pizarro conquers the Inca
1588: the Spanish Armada
1590: the Roanoke settlement fails
People and Terms
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand of Aragon
Isabella of Castile
Christopher Columbus
Johannes Gutenberg
Gold, God, Glory—motives for European expansion
Pre-Columbian Era
Mesoamerica
Columbian Exchange
Reconquista
Conquistadores
Encomienda system
Treaty of Tordesillas
Ghana
Iroquois
Aztec
Essay Possibilities
Discuss the Aztec and explain their rise to power in Mesoamerica.
What factors contributed to the rise of modern Europe and an age of expansionism from 1000 to 1600 AD? What political and economic advantages did England possess in contrast to other European countries?
The “Columbian Exchange” introduced new plants, animals and microbes to people on both sides of the Atlantic. Assess the positive and negative consequences of that exchange. In your opinion, who benefited most, those on the western side of the Atlantic or those on the eastern side?
English Beginnings in the Chesapeake
English Beginnings in New England
Chronology
1607: Jamestown
1619: first Africans arrive in Jamestown
1620: Plymouth
1635: the banishment of Roger Williams
1638: Anne Hutchinson expelled
1622 and 1644: major Indian attacks in Virginia
The Pre-Columbian World
1492 & Beyond: Conquest
Chronology
1300s: rise of the Aztec
1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry, creating a united Spain
1481: Portuguese build Elmina slave castle on Africa’s Gold Coast
1492: Columbus discovers the Americas
1494: The Treaty of Tordesillas
1497: John Cabot’s voyage
1521: Cortes conquers the Aztec
1533: Pizarro conquers the Inca
1588: the Spanish Armada
1590: the Roanoke settlement fails
People and Terms
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand of Aragon
Isabella of Castile
Christopher Columbus
Johannes Gutenberg
Gold, God, Glory—motives for European expansion
Pre-Columbian Era
Mesoamerica
Columbian Exchange
Reconquista
Conquistadores
Encomienda system
Treaty of Tordesillas
Ghana
Iroquois
Aztec
Essay Possibilities
Discuss the Aztec and explain their rise to power in Mesoamerica.
What factors contributed to the rise of modern Europe and an age of expansionism from 1000 to 1600 AD? What political and economic advantages did England possess in contrast to other European countries?
The “Columbian Exchange” introduced new plants, animals and microbes to people on both sides of the Atlantic. Assess the positive and negative consequences of that exchange. In your opinion, who benefited most, those on the western side of the Atlantic or those on the eastern side?
English Beginnings in the Chesapeake
English Beginnings in New England
Chronology
1607: Jamestown
1619: first Africans arrive in Jamestown
1620: Plymouth
1635: the banishment of Roger Williams
1638: Anne Hutchinson expelled
1622 and 1644: major Indian attacks in Virginia