TSW Week 8 and 9 Flashcard

Front

Which of the following was not one of the three GS (purposes for the voyages to the new world)?
glory, god, gratefulness, gold

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gratefulness

Front

Everything that happened when the explorers came to America was bad, including the Columbian Exchange. There was no benefit to the American Indians.

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false

Front

From what continent did many of the slaves come from?

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Africa

Front

During the Age of Exploration, European powers competed with one another to colonize and settle as much of the Americas as possible.

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true

Front

Who is credited as being the first European to map the coast of Texas?

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

Front

Who was the first European to establish a settlement in Texas?

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La Salle

Front

After the first Europeans came to settle in America, they quickly realized there was no gold and silver. Other explorers after them did not come looking for those things. True or False?

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false

Front

Which of the following definitions matches the word 'explorer'? Options: the process or act of trying to win, a person who explores an area that is not known, the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas, the desire or willingness of someone to do something, the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded.

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a person who explores an area that is not known

Front

Fill in the blank: The word 'expansion' is best defined as ____.

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the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded.

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Which of the following definitions matches the term 'Columbian Exchange'? Options: the process or act of trying to win, a person who explores an area that is not known, the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas, the desire or willingness of someone to do something, the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded.

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the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas