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What improvement to the caravel made it easier to steer than the older galleon?
rudder in back
Where was the first French colony in North America located?
How did the men of Columbus’s expedition first know they were nearing land?
They saw birds and floating branches.
What was the main reason King Philip II of Spain launched the Armada against England?
He wanted to drive the Protestants out of England
The Spanish crown controlled migration to the new lands it claimed. They required that only ___________________________be allowed to settle there
What was one consequence of the Doctrine of Discovery?
Native peoples were no longer entitled to lands they had always occupied.
Why did the Viking longships travel through rough seas better than earlier ships?
They were more stable.
Who was the first explorer to realize that the lands being discovered were not in Asia?
Vespucci
Which explorer sailed under the flags of two different countries?
Henry Hudson
Trading for _________________ led the settlers of New France to form trading alliances with the Native Americans.
Native peoples were no longer entitled to lands they had always occupied.
Most Native Americans died from European diseases.
What was Marco Polo’s contribution to the exploration of the world?
He wrote a book about Asia.
What was El Camino Real?
a network of roads
What was the main product that the French traded for with the Native Americans?
Furs
French Protestants were known as___________________________.
Which place was Coronado the first European to explore?
Grand Canyon
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and on to Calicut, India?
Bartolomeu Dias
What did Hernando de Soto discover in 1541?
Mississippi River
The ____________________ were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America.
Vikings
______________________________ was a network of roads that ran from Mexico
City to Santa Fe. The network was later extended to California.
El Camino Real
The Spanish Armada was launched to overthrow which of these?
Elizabeth I
Why did Bartolomeu Dias return to Portugal after rounding the Cape of Good Hope instead of continuing on his voyage?
His supplies were running low.
His men did not want to continue
Which items did the Europeans bring with them to the new world? Select the four correct answers
pigs
barley
wheat
sugarcane
Why did the Europeans find it necessary to explore new lands? Select the three correct answers.
Europeans wanted to bring spices and other exotic goods to Asia.
European people wanted to learn and possibly adopt the religions and customs of other lands.
European mines were not able to supply enough silver and gold for the needs of the merchants
Columbus named the first new land he discovered
___________________________ .
San Salvador