APUSH Review with correct answers

Great Columbian / Biological Exchange - Answer Exchange of plants and animals between the New World and Europe following the discovery of America in 1492. Christopher Columbus - Answer Italian explorer, sailed from Spain in 1492 and reached Americas, greatly increased European awareness of the North American Continent Bartolomeo de las Casas - Answer 16th Century Spanish Historian, Dominican Friar, "Protector of the Indians;" opposed atrocities by colonizers on Indigenous people Spanish empire - Answer Empire control in Mexico, South America, and Florida, religious empire; Franciscans + mission system, defensive buffers vs. English, French, and Russians. Economic empire. French empire - Answer Empire control in Canada, Ohio, and Mississippi River Valley with Louisiana. Religious: Jesuits. Positive indigenous relations. Fur trade. Coureurs du bois. English/British Empire - Answer Exhibited control in the form of dominions, colonies, mandates, and territories. Queen Elizabeth I was a prominent ruler during the colonial period of this empire. French Rivalry + engaged in Columbian Exchange. Jamestown - Answer First permanent English settlement; located in Virginia. Founded by London Company