colonization of america

✅ Monday Check-In: What did you do this weekend?​

Choices:
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1️⃣ 🎬 Watched a movie or TV show
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2️⃣ 📚 Read a book or article
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3️⃣ 🏞️ Spent time outdoors
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4️⃣ 🎮 Played video games
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5️⃣ 🍽️ Tried a new food or restaurant
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6️⃣ 🛌 Relaxed and caught up on sleep
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7️⃣ 🎵 Listened to music or podcasts
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8️⃣ 🏋️ Exercised or played sports
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9️⃣ ✈️ Traveled somewhere (near or far)
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🔟 🙅‍♂️ Absolutely nothing

Multiple Choice

Which two European countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, and what did the treaty accomplish?

• Spain and Portugal; it divided newly discovered lands between them

• France and England; it ended the Hundred Years' War

• Spain and France; it established trade routes

• Portugal and England; it created a military alliance

Multiple Select

What were the main advantages that European conquerors had over Native American empires during the colonization of the Americas?

• Steel weapons

• Horses

• Guns and cannons

• Large numbers of soldiers

Multiple Choice

How did the introduction of smallpox by Europeans impact Native American populations during the Columbian Exchange?

• It led to minor illnesses among Native Americans.

• It caused catastrophic population decline due to lack of immunity.

• It had no significant effect on Native Americans.

• It helped Native Americans develop resistance to European diseases.

Multiple Choice

Which city did Francisco Pizarro found in 1535 that became the capital of a Spanish colony?

• Cusco

• Lima

• Quito

• La Paz

Multiple Select

Which of the following were major export crops grown on plantations in the Caribbean and the Americas during European colonization?

• Sugarcane

• Coffee

• Tobacco

• Cotton

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of Bartolomé de Las Casas giving up his encomienda and becoming a priest?

• He wanted to gain more land and wealth.

• He sought to advocate for the rights of Native Americans.

• He planned to return to Spain for political reasons.

• He was forced to leave due to illness.

Open Ended

Explain how the Columbian Exchange impacted both the Americas and Europe. Provide at least two examples from the lesson.