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The voyage of Magellan was the first to do what?

• travel around the horn of Africa
• circumnavigate the globe
• bring enslaved Africans to Europe
• reach the Americas

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

• Triangular Trade
• Mercantilism
• Capitalism
• Columbian Exchange

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How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?

• It strengthened the Feudal system.
• Colonies provided raw materials and markets to sell to.
• Colonies discouraged international trade.
• It strengthened relations with Native Americans.

Mother Country sought to control trade, create favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which statement best defines this term?

• Communism
• Feudalism
• Mercantilism
• Capitalism

Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?

• Columbo
• Dias
• Cabral
• Columbus

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown
• Charleston
• St. Augustine
• Plymouth Rock

Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 

• Francisco Pizarro 
• Sir Francis Drake 
• Hernan Cortez 
• Henry the Navigator 

First to sail directly from Europe to India

• Bartolomeu Dias 
• Vasco Da Gama 
• Hernan Cortez
• Christopher Columbus 

First to sail around the southern tip of Africa 

• Francisco Pizarro 
• Prince Henry the Naviagtor
• Sir Francis Drake 
• Bartolomeu Dias 

tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)

• Compass
• Astrolabe 
• caravel 
• telescope