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Who may have reached America before Columbus did?
Leif Erikson
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What did Cortez do to Moctezuma?
Took him hostage
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What does coureurs de bois mean?
runners of the woods
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Why did Hudson vanish
his crew mutinied
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What is a conquistador?
Spanish Explorer
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Where did Columbus think he was when he reached Cuba?
The Indies
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What did Pizarro Capture?
The Inca Empire
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Who named Louisiana?
La Salle
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Besides Hudson what other explorer vanished?
John Cabot
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Leader of the Aztecs
Moctezuma
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How many expeditions did Columbus lead?
What is 4.
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What was Coronado looking for in the Southwest United States?
A golden city
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The first settlement in New France was
Nova Scotia
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What were the names of the three ships Columbus sailed with during his first voyage?
Santa Maria, Pinta, Nina
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Theory which held that colonies exist for the benefit of the home country
Mercantilism
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Who was the first to realize that America was not Asia?
Amerigo Vespucci
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Who found the Mississippi River?
de Soto
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While looking for a northwest passage, Cartier discovered the
St. Lawrence River
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Who split from the Catholic church during the early 1500's?
The Protestants
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How many letters are in the alphabet?
26
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Which explorer discovered a strait that bears his name?
Magellan
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Under an Encomienda what did land owners have the right to demand?
labor or taxes from Native Americans
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What province in Canada is mostly French speaking today?
Quebec
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Who is the main prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
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Who's crew was the first the circumnavigate the globe?
Magellan
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