Chapter 2 Study Guide

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European monarchs encouraged exploration.

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True

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True/False: Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca following the death of the Incan ruler/ high priest.

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True

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True/False: The encomienda, created by the Spanish in the New World, led to improved living conditions for the Native Americans.

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False

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True/False: Mercantilism led to economic competition among the countries of Europe.

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True

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True/False: French fur traders established trading posts in Central America as well as Cuba.

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False

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When Ponce de León landed in Florida, he became the first Spaniard to set foot in what is now the United States.

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True

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Hudson Bay, in Canada, is named after the explorer Henry Hudson.

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True

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Spanish missions were designed (built) to convert Native Americans to Christianity/ Catholicism.

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True

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True/False: Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

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True

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True/False: Vasco da Gama and Bartholomeu Dias were early European explorers who sailed along the South American coastline.

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False