Spain, England, the Dutch come to America:

Chapter 2 pages 36-59, Chapter 3 pages 102-104 and 94-96

1. What events would lead a man from Genoa, Christopher Columbus, to sail for Spain to discover the Americas?

2. How did the Reformation begin? What did Martin Luther set out to do in 1517? What effect did Luther have on the whole of Europe? What was John Calvin's doctrine of predestination all about? Why do you think the middle class was drawn to the ideas of Calvinism?

3. How does the Treaty of Tordesillas come about? How does this treaty affect the Americas?

4. Describe the impact of the European conquest of the Americas on the Native American Indian population.

5. Spain had an empire based on wealth found in the New World. How did past events in Spain relate to how this empire was ruled? What was the relationship between the Spanish and Indians? Why was the relationship the way it was?

6. In the Columbian Exchange what goes from the Americas to Europe and Africa? From Europe and Africa to the Americas?

7. Why was England so slow in starting colonies in the Americas?

8. What do the English do in Ireland before starting colonies in the Americas?

9. How did Roanoke come about? What became of it?

10. What were the problems the Spanish encountered in the frontier outposts in Florida and New Mexico?

11. Where are the Dutch colonies and who provided the money for them? Where did the people come from that lived there?