European Exploration in the Americas

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Who is believed to be the first European to visit North America?

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Leif Erikson

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Which explorer from Venice inspired further European exploration by writing about his adventures?

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Marco Polo

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Who made the Spanish aware of the Americas and took control of several Caribbean islands?

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Christopher Columbus

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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A transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean

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What was the impact of smallpox on indigenous populations?

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It killed up to 90% of the population

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Who was the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish arrival in Mexico?

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Moctezuma

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What was the primary goal of missionaries during the colonization period?

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To convert indigenous people to Christianity

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Who was the first European to successfully sail to India?

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Vasco Da Gama

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America is named after which merchant and explorer?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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An agreement that divided up the territory in the new world between Spain and Portugal