European Colonization of the Americas

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Why did Europeans set off on their voyages?

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All the answers are correct

Front

What year did Columbus set sail on his voyage to find the New World?

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1492

Front

Columbus knew the world was flat.

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False

Front

Columbus knew the world was round.

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True

Front

Columbus discovered America.

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False

Front

Columbus knew exactly where he was going when he landed in the Americas.

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False

Front

A ____________ is a large farms that raises cash crops.

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plantation

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Crops that are grown to be sold.

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Cash crops

Front

What was life like for the Native Americans on the sugar plantations? Choose the best answer.

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deadly

Front

The Colombian Exchange was a movement of _________ between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

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plants, animals, diseases, people, + ideas