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How did the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, beginning in the mid- sixteenth century, change the political power in Central and South America?
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European diseases and superior weapons enabled the Spanish to conquer the natives.
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What was the primary motivation behind European colonists importing massive numbers of slaves to the America?
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They needed a labor supply for sugar and tobacco plantations.
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Which commercial development drive the demand for slave labor in the American colonies?
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Gold Mining
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After Columbus returned from his voyages to the west, both Spain and Portugal attempted to claim the lands he had discovered. How was the issue settled?
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Pope Alexander VI divided the lands between the countries.
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How did innovations in shipbuilding aid in the development of European colonies during the age of Exploration?
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Improved ships made long voyages and distant settlements feasible.
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What was the Pilgrims' principal reason for establishing a colony in the Americas?
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To attain religious freedom
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In 1519, Hernando Cortes wanted to claim for Spain all of the gold in the Aztec capital city. However, the city had a population of 200,000 Aztecs, while Cortes had an army of just over 600 men. What did Cortes decide to do?
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He joined forces with other native people and conquered the city.
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One consequence of the Spanish colonization of Mexico was a dramatic decline in the native population. This decline was primarily due to the fact that the American Indians _____________
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Died of newly introduced diseases.
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Early French explorers in the Americas, such as Cartier and Marquette, were motivated primarily by the desire to __________________
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Claim as much territory as possible for France
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European colonization in the Americas resulted in large numbers of natives dying from_____________
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Smallpox
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European activity in Asia in the seventeenth century was characterized by_______________
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Large- scale colonization and settlement/
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During the 1500s and 1600s, European nations established mercantilist policies in Asia to ___________
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Guarantee that European exports to Asia exceed imports from Asia
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Beginning in the 15th century, Portugal and other European nations became eager to find new trade routes across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans to the Middle East. Why were the old routes considered unsatisfactory?
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They were controlled by hostile groups.
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Which outcome was not an effect of the African slave trade?
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Exploitation of American Indian labor was greatly reduced.
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European colonization of Africa in the 19th century resulted in_______
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Less African independence
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