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20 Cards in this Set
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Columbian Exchange
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when Columbus brought unknown foods to England, and brought unknown foods from Europe to the Americas
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Triangular Trade
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ships from Europe came to Africa, picked up slaves, went to the Americas, dropped off slaves to do work, brought products made in Americas to Europe.
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The first person to circumnavigate?
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MAGELLAN.
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How did the Spanish become wealthy through the Americas?
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They had plantations and mines in the Americas
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"Enslavement of the native people is wrong" who said this, which lead to African slavery?
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Las Casas
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In what year did the English start to build their first permanent settlement, and what was it called?
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In the year 1607, called Jamestown, Massachusetts.
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Why did the Pilgrims come to Massachusetts? What was another name for these people?
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For religious freedom; also called Puritans
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What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on Europe?
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European population growth. There were more nutritious diets.
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From what year to what year did the French and Indian War last?
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from 1751-1763
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What marked the end of the French and Indian War?
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The Treaty of Paris
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What did the Treaty of Paris state?
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It gives all the land to the English and France loses the lands in the Americas (the French surrender)
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what is a conquistador?
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any of the spanish conquerors in the Americas during the early 1500s
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what 2 roles did the colonies play under mercantilism?
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-supplied parent companies with raw materials that parent company could turn into useful merchandise
-were only allowed to buy items from parent country& increased money flow |
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Who was America named after?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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What were some reasons the Spanish explored?
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searching for gold, land, and power
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Who was the first person to sail to India?
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Vasco da Gama
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Who started the School of Navigation?
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Prince Henry
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A ship that combines square and triangular sails, used by early European explorers?
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Caravel
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to travel completely around the globe
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circumnavigate
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instrument that measures the angle of the sun and stars to determine latitude on the Earth's surface
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astrolabe
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