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When Christopher Columbus first arrived in South America, he believed he was in part of this continent
What is Asia?
The Portuguese wanted have private control over this, and wanted it to be part of Portugal
What is the Indian Ocean?
In this town colonized by English settlers, 80% of the people died in the first 15 years of living there, either from disease or Amerindian attacks
What is Jamestown?
This Spanish explorer wanted to reach Asia by sailing west
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa & reached India, only to be laughed at by the rulers
Who is Vasco De Gama?
This company sent men to Virginia to search for gold, but were unsuccessful in finding any
What is the Virginia Company?
This disease killed half of the Aztec population in 6 months due to Spanish colonizers
What is smallpox?
These ships, with their small cannons and fitted square sails, were made by the Portuguese. These were eventually known as "the best ships that sailed the seas"
What are caravel ships?
This colony was originally made by Dutch settlers, but was attacked and taken over by English settlers
What is New Netherlands?
Columbus learned how to sail the seas by sailing for this country
What is Portugal?
Because the Portuguese wanted to have a profitable market whilst in recovery of the Black Plague, they brought over 80,000 of these back to Portugal
What are slaves?
Pilgrims and Puritans settled here because they wanted religious freedom
What is Massachusetts?
This was the reason the Spanish rushed in their exploration process
What is the Reconquista of Spain?
This Portuguese explorer commanded ships that sailed too far west in the Atlantic Ocean, reaching South American mainland in 1500
Who is Pedro Alvares Cabral?