U.S History 1 CLEP Study Guide 2023/2024

Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) -->Divided land between Spain and Portugal Conquistadores -->Spanish adventurers who led soldiers in exploring and seizing American land Vasco Nunez de Balboa -->The Spanish conquistador who crossed the isthmus of Panama and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean, in 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon -->Founded Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth and gold, in 1513 Specie -->Hard money, usually silver The Currency Act of 1764 -->The act which made it illegal for the colonies to issue paper money and required taxes be paid in gold or silver William Penn -->Founded Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -->This state was known for its religious freedom Columbus -->Discovered America in 1492 John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) -->The first European, since viking voyages, to reach the mainland of North America in 1497, and claimed the land for England Another name for Huguenots -->French Protestants St. Augustine, Florida -->The oldest European settlement in the US