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If you grow strawberries at home, and then sell them at a farmer's market, the strawberries have become what?
A cash crop
For the crew of a ship to rebel against the captain is to commit an act of what?
An act of mutiny.
Francis Drake had a well-known motto. In English, it is four words long. In Latin, it is three words long. What was Drake's motto?
Sic Parvis Magna (greatness from small beginnings).
In addition to be instrumental in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was also key in the creation of what famously lost colony?
The Lost Colony of Roanoke.
Why did Marco Polo only tell half of what he saw on his travels?
He knew he would not be believed.
Why was it a bad idea for Montezuma to send gifts of gold and silver to the Spanish?
Because it only fed the Spanish desire for more and more gold.
Whereas slavery had no end date, this system of servitude typically on lasted for 4-7 years.
Indentured Servitude.
Hernan Cortes was this kind of Spanish soldier. The name means "conqueror" in Spanish.
Conquistador.
What was the point behind Blackbeard putting slow-burning fuses under his hat?
To provide a scary, intimidating sight to those whose ship he was capturing.
This type of infection, which is caused by a virus, is spread by mosquitoes.
***it is NOT the one about which you probably immediately thought***
Yellow Fever.
The country of Panama is classified as this type of narrow piece of land which connects large land masses.
Isthmus
Marco Polo was a respected member of the court of what famed and powerful leader?
Kublai Khan
Wampum was a Native American form of a system of money called what?
***what is a system of money called?***
Currency
Although he intended to sail to India, Columbus actually ended up in what island region?
The Caribbean Islands.
Although some think that the carving of the word "Croatoan" has some hidden meaning, former Roanoke colony governor John White believed that the word meant what?
That the colonists had relocated to the island of Croatoan to the south.
This agreement to self-govern, made by the Pilgrims, can be viewed as a pre-cursor to the U.S. Constitution.
The Mayflower Compact