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who broke away from the catholic church in 1517 because they believed only faith saved you and not good deeds
martin luther
what is the Protestant reformation
a great religious and historical movement that martin Luther's protests started
where was martin Luther from
germany
who also broke away from the catholic church because they rejected the idea that good deads would ensure a person's salvation
he believed in predestination
john Calvin
where was john Calvin from
he was a FRENCH religious thinker
the belief that God has already chosen those who would be saved
predestination
who left the catholic church for non-religious reasons
(wanted to divorce first wife but pope said no)
king henry the VIII
where was king henry VIII from
England
what did the English Parliament and the kind do in 1534 because the pope refused to declare king henry VIIIs first marriage invalid ?
denied authority of pope
recognized king as head of the church of England
throughout western europe people and nations divided into what 2 major groups
catholics
protestants
what did Europeans that crossed the Atlantic take with them
their religious differences
who worked to spread their faith to the Native Americans
catholic Spanish and French
what are two factors that pushed European nations across the Atlantic ocean
the promise of great wealth and trade oppurtunites

religion
a nations power is based on its wealth
the theory of mercantilism
rulers tried to increase their nations wealth (thus increasing their power) by :
acquiring gold, silver, fur, and crops

By selling European products (developed trade)
Europeans countries looked to colonies in America for what
wealth
the exchanging of plants, animals, diseases between eurooe , Asia ,Africa, and the americas
the Columbian exchange
what did england France and and the Netherlands do because it did not allow claims by any other nations except Spain and Portugal
they ignored the treaty of tordesillas
what did France, Spain, and the Netherlands hope to discover since both known routes to asia were long and difficult
hoped to discover a northwest passage to Asia
a more direct water route through the Americas
northwest passage
who did england send in 1497 to look for the northern route to Asia
an Italian named john Cabot
who did France hire in 1524 to look for the northern sea route to Asia?
Giovanni Vasquez
who else sailed for France in 1535 looking for the northern sea route, but found neither. on his travels he also named a mountain mount royal or "royal mountain"
jasquez Cartier
in what city did jasquez Cartier name mount royal or "royal mountian "
Montreal
who did the Netherlands hire in 1609 to find a passage.
henry Hudson
what did henry Hudson find
discovered the river that now bears his name but turned back

following year Hudson tried again (for england) and discovered a huge bay now called Hudson bay
how did Henry Hudson die?
he though the bay he found was the pacific, so after many months of searching for an outlet, the crew rebelled and sent Hudson, his son, and few fellow crew mates adrift
the French had no interest in building an empire in the Americas so why did they open trade ports and make settlements
the French saw profit oppurtunities from fishing and fur trade,
who did France trade with to get furs
native Americans
who was sent in 1608 to establish a settlement in Quebec for France
Samuel de Champlain
although the Netherlands was a small country what were they equipped with
large fleets of sailing ships that sailed all around the world
where did the dutch settle ?
in an area explored by Hudson (New Netherland), fort orange, new Amsterdam
where was fort orange located
Albany
where was new Amsterdam located
Manhattan island