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11 Cards in this Set
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1. What were the European nations competing to find in the late 14oo's?
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1. An easy route to Asia.
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2. How did Christopher Columbus differ from other explorers in the way that he searched for the route to Asia?
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2. Columbus went west.
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3. Christopher Columbus named the territory where he landed "San Salvador"
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3. The Bahamas
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4. What continent did Columbus think that he had reached?
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4. Columbus thought that he had reached the West Indies.
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5. What people did Columbus meet after landing?
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5. Columbus met the Arawaks when he landed.
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6. What did Columbus call the people that he met when he landed?
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6. Columbus called the people he met Indians because he thought that he landed in the East Indies (India)
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7. What sea did Columbus sail into after landing on (what he called San Salvador, which was actually the Bahamas)?
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7. Columbus sailed in to the Carribean Sea.
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8. What island did Columbus colonize on his second visit to this region (around the Caribean Sea)?
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8.Columbus colonized Hispanola.
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9. What happened to the native people on this island of Hispanola and why?
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9. The native people were enslaved and sold in Spain because they were gentle and easily overcome by force.
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10. How did Columbus change the American continents forever?
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10. People followed Columbus's route West and the presence of Europeans changed the lives of the Native American people forever.
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11. What countries make up the island of Hispaniola today?
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11. Haiti and The Dominican Republic (also known as the greater antillies) make up what was the island of Hispanola.
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