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treaty of tordesillas

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a 1494 agreement between portugal and spain declaring that newly discovered lands on either sides of a line belong to them

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a 1494 agreement between portugal and spain declaring that newly discovered lands on either sides of a line belong to them

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treaty of tordesillas

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spanish soilders, explorers and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the americas in the 16th century

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conquistador

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conquistador

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spanish soilders, explorers and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the americas in the 16th century

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triangular trade

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the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried btwn Africa, England, Europe, the west indies and the colonies in the Americas

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the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried btwn Africa, England, Europe, the west indies and the colonies in the Americas

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triangular trade

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columbian exchange

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the global transfer of plants, animals and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas

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  1. portugals prince henry founds navigation school
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1419

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  1. columbus makes first voyage
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1492

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  1. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
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1494

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  1. Magellans crew sailed around the world
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1522

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  1. British settle in North America at Jamestown
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1607

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What 3 things spurred an age of European exploration

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  1. the desire to grow rich
  2. spread christianity
  3. advances in sailing technology
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what was the main reason for european exploration

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the desire for new sources of wealth

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which 2 groups of people controlled trade from east to west

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the muslims and the italians

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how did merchants and monarchs in western europe countries seek to bypass the italian merchants

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finding a sea route directly to asia

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besides fighting the muslims what did europeans believe was their sacred duty

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to convert non christians around the world

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what 3 words that begin with the letter g best summarize the primary motives for exploration

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God, glory and gold

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name 3 advances in technology that made the voyages of discovery possible

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  1. shipbuilders designed a new vessel
  2. triangular sails were adopted from the arabs
  3. navigational technique
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what did prince henry create in 1419 and what happened there

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a navigational school, mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists and sea captains gathered their to prefect their trade

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who was the first to sail around the tip of africa

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bartolomeu dias

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whos voyage gave portugal a direct sea route to india

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da gama

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who was the first to reach an island in the caribbean by sailing west

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christopher columbus

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which 2 countries had tension over land in the americas

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spain and portugal

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an imaginary dividing line drawn north to south through the atlantic ocean

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line of demarcation

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reached modern day brazil

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Pedro Alvares Cabral

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determined the new world was not part of asia and a different continent

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Amerigo Vespucci

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first to cross panama to see the pacific ocean

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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his crew was the first to sail around the world

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Magellan

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conquistador who conquered the aztecs in mexico

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cortez

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conquistador who conquered the inca of peru

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Francisco Pizarro

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what was more destructive to the Native Americans than European weapons

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the diseases, smallpox and measles

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what was was the effect of the diseases that devastated the Native population

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smallpox ravaged the Native Americans living along the New England coast

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discovered the New York Harbor

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Giovanni da Verrazzano

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found the St. Lawrence River

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Jacques Cartier

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Created Quebec

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Samuel de Champlain

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Explored the Great Lakes and Mississippi River

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Jacques Marquette and Trader Louis Joilet

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claimed the mississippi valley for france

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sieur de la salle

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englands first permanent settlement in north america

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jamestown

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founded plymouth colony in massachusettes

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the pilgrims

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established the massachusetts bay colony

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the puritans

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claimed the region along the hudson river, hudson bay and hudson straight to create new netherlands

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the dutch

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what 4 advantages did europeans see for using africans in the americas

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  1. many africans had been exposed to european diseases and built up immunity
  2. africans had experience in farming
  3. africans were less likely to escape, they didnt know their way around the land
  4. their skin color made it easier to catch them
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how many people had europeans imported from africa to the americas

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9.5 million

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which 2 countries took the lead in importing africans to the americas

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Spain and portugal

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which lands were part of the triangular trade network

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northern and southern colonies, the west indies, england, africa and europe

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what was the middle pasage

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the voyage that brought the africans to the west indies and later to north and south america

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what were the most important items to travel from the americas to the rest of the world

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corn and potatoes, both were inexpensive and nutritious

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