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16 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Italian explorer who sailed to explore in 1492 |
Christopher Columbus |
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What is a journey made for a special purpose called |
Expedition |
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Who funded Christopher Columbus's expedition |
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella |
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When did Columbus leave for Spain on what date |
August 3, 1492 |
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What were the name of the three ships he took with him |
The Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria |
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What was the date when they finally saw the land |
October 12 |
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Columbus thought he had found the Indies but what did he actually find |
One of the Bahama Islands |
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What or the Bahama Islands and other islands in that region now called |
West Indies |
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Columbus lead three more expeditions to the Americas on the second trip in 1493 how many ships did he take |
17 |
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What was Spain's plan for Columbus is the second trip |
Spain wanted to start a colony to bring in profits |
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What is a settlement from the country that room is it called |
Colony |
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What is a movement of people animals plants diseases and ways of life between the eastern hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere called |
Columbian exchange |
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The Europeans brought many good things to the Westin hemisphere but what was a bad thing they brought |
They brought with them many diseases that killed many natives because they had no defense against it |
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Christopher Columbus shows Europeans the way to what |
The Americas |
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The name America itself comes from the explore named what |
Amerigo Vespucci |
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In 1502 Amerigo Vespucci was the first to call the Americas what |
New world |
