Chapter 4 Review Contact and Exploration

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Who were the first people that Columbus made contact with when he landed in the New World? Options: Ojibway, Taino, Inca, Aztec

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Taino

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Christopher Columbus sailed for this country.

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Spain

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Christopher Columbus had an idea that a quicker way to get to Asia was to sail in this direction from Europe.

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West

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A main food for the Taino was a root crop similar to a sweet potato.

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cassava

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These were the names of the leaders of Spain that paid for Columbus's voyages to the New World: Prince Henry and Queen Margaret, King Henry and Queen Anne, King James and Queen Isabella, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

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What were the names of Columbus's first three ships used to find a new trade route to Asia?

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Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

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Why did Columbus keep two logs in which he wrote directions and coordinates down on his first voyage?

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To keep the route secret from other sailors

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America is named after this explorer.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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This is a settlement far away from the country the rules it.

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colony

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The event in the 16th century when products and goods from the Americas and Europe were traded. It began when Columbus landed in the Americas.

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The Columbian Exchange