US History Exploration

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What was the INITIAL reason that European explorers sailed to the Americas?

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to find new sea routes to Asia

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Which reason best completes this list? to spread democratic ideals, to improve efficiency in manufacturing, to locate potential military allies, to claim new territory

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to claim new territory

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Which motive BEST completes the diagram? Options: to promote free enterprise, to expand empires, to extend democracy, to found utopian communities

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to expand empires

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What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World? Options: To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia, To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy, To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea, To find the city of gold in southern Africa

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To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

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Christopher Columbus actually discovered the entire continent of North America but he believed he had
Options: sailed around the world, reached India, located the Northwest Passage, found the fountain of youth

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reached India

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The Colombian Exchange can be described as:

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The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphere

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Conquistador means

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An explorer who conquered a group of people and their land.

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After Marco Polo's travels, what were early Portuguese explorers trying to find? a trade route to Asia/India by land, Isla de Muerta (island that cannot be found, except by those who already know where it is hidden.), a new trade route to Asia/India by sea, the end of the world and fall off.

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a new trade route to Asia/India by sea

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What is Marco Polo most known for?

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Traveled to Asia and brought back items to sell for a huge profit.

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Which European country colonized North America and established 13 colonies for religious, economic, political and social reasons?

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England