Europeans taking over of Americas

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First permanent French settlement in North America, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. It was later given to the English when the French lost in the 7 years war.

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Quebec

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Why was there an intense rivalry between Portugal and Spain? Options: Contention for claiming lands or islands in the Atlantic Ocean., Contention for political control over the continent of Europe., Contention for religious power within the Catholic Church., Contention for economic control over the Silk Road and the Ottoman Empire.

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Contention for claiming lands or islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

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What word best describes the method that the Portuguese built a series of forts stretching from Hormuz on the Persian Gulf to Goa in western India to Malacca on the Malay Peninsula, aiming to establish a monopoly over the spice trade and license all vessels trading between Malacca and Hormuz, while restricting Indian Ocean trade to those willing to buy permits?

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trading post empire

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Spanish soldiers/explorers in the New World searching for the 3-G's: gold, God, and glory.

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conquistadores

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1607 - The first successful, permanent English settlement in North America, founded in East Virginia.

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Jamestown

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1623 - Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. This later became "New York City"

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New Amsterdam

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Who conquered the Incas?

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Pizarro

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The Treaty of Tordesillas

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split the world between Spain and Portugal

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What was a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America that conferred the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants, making them like serfs in Europe?

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Encomienda

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The Empire stretched for over 2,500 miles along the Andes mountains and contained about 10 million people.

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Inca Empire