Exploration & Colonization

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Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

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Age of Exploration

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The name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus:

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The New World

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The act of a country going to a new territory & establishing political & economic control over an Indigenous population

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Colonization

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The Economic policy or idea where a nation increases profit by creating and trading with its colonies

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Mercantilism

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A person, or group of people sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

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Missionaries

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The mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs:

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Persecution

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The people already living in a particular region or environment before exploration by Europeans:

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Indigenous

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True or False: The main motives or reasons that Europeans began to explore and colonize new lands were economic and religious reasons.

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True