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Where did Christopher Columbus think he was gonna land?
Around Asia.
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Who was the Conquistador who lead an expedition to Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
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What is definition of circumnavigate?
To set Sail.
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When did the Spaniard, Hernán Cortés lead a small force of soldiers into the interior of Mexico?
In 1519
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who was the firs person to circumnavigate?
Fernando Magellan
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Who was the Aztec ruler at the time of the conquest Hernan Cortez lead?
Moctezuma ll
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The Spanish king chose officials called what to govern his American holdings?
Viceroys.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed when?
In 1494
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Why did European explorers set sail to explore the new world?
Gold, Land, Religion, and Trade routes.
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What were some diseases passed on by Europeans?
Tuberculosis, Measles, and Smallpox.
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The widespread exchange of plants, animals, and disease. What was this global
transfer called?
The Colombian exchange .
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When did Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?
In 1492
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Who is the most well known European explorer?
Christopher Columbus
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Who among the first countries successfully settled in the Americas?
Spain was one.
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Europeans developed a new type of economic policy called what?
Mercantilism
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When did Hudson set out to the hoping to find a Northeast Passage around Europe?
In 1607
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What are the names of the three ships used by Columbus to sail to the new world
Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria.
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Who had recently taken control of the Empire just as the Spaniards had arrived?
Atahualpa
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Governments provided what?, to help business-
people start new industries?
Subsidies or grants of money
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When did the group of settlers called the Pilgrims sail from England?
In 1620
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