TFTC Conquest and Colonization of the Americas

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What group of people started the Age of Exploration?

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Europeans

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When did the Age of Exploration begin?

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1400s

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Which country wanted to get to Asia by sailing around Africa?

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Portugal

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What motivated the explorers?

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God, Gold, Glory

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How did Columbus plan to get to Asia?

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By sailing west

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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The moving of people, goods, and ideas across the Atlantic Ocean

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Who were the Protestants?

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People who protested against the Catholic Church

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Who started the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther

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What effect did the Protestant Reformation have?

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Europeans fought a lot about religion

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Why did Britain and Spain often fight each other in the 1500s?

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The Spanish were angry that Britain became Protestant.