Routes of Exploration to the New World
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Social Studies
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5th Grade
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Paula Kidd
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to what they called the East Indies?
Back
to get silks and spices
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.10
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
Back
It is ruled by another country.
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CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What did Juan Ponce de León look for?
Back
the fountain of youth.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Hernán Cortés fought against
Back
the Aztecs in Mexico.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
Back
They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Colonizers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them
Back
through North America to Asia.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which man colonized what is now the southwestern United States?
Back
Coronado
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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