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List reasons that inspired Europeans explorers in the 1400s and 1500s.
-desire for money
-easier to trade -> find faster a route to travel to China and India
-to be famous
-curiosity about exotic lands and peoples
-spread Christianity
Why do you think Columbus never figured out that he had not found Asia?
Because he didn't know that America existed.
What contributed to the defeat of the Aztec Empire?
Because the Spaniards had weapons and horses. Also the Europeans spread diseases such as smallpox which killed large numbers of Aztecs
Which two major Native American empires were conquered by Spain?
The Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire.
Why did the Dutch colony in North America remain small?
Because the Dutch weren't so interested in New America. Instead, they were more focus on Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
How did the French and Indian war eventually lead to the American Revolution?
The English colonists resented having to pay for the French and India War so, they started a revolution which would make America independent from England.
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