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C 1 New Worlds Discovered
Study for U.S. history Quiz
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History
8th Grade
09/25/2012

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Europe was growing out of the Middle Ages, and was entering a period of cultural rebirth and world discovery called the ___________.

 

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Renaissance
Term
The Renaissance's developement was caused in part by growing trade, both within Europe itself and with _________.
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Distant lands
Term
To give goods to each other for other goods
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Trade
Term
The Portuguese, lead by________, began an organized effort to explore the Atlantic.
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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__________ sailed the ocean blue in 1492.
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Christopher Columbus
Term
Christopher Columbus convinced _____ to let him sail on a daring trip
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Spain
Term
Christopher wanted to get to the ___________ by sailing in the opposite direction!
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Far East
Term

Christopher hit the islands off of _____________ in 1492

 

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North America
Term
in 1519, ________ _________ lead a Spanish expedition to circle the globe
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Ferdinad Magellan
Term
The ____________ were driven by greed for gold to explore Central and South America.
Definition
Conquistadors (Conquerors)
Term
_____________ led a small army through what is now the southeastern United States in search of gold and glory
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Hernando De Soto
Term
De Soto discovered the ______________ in 1541, but found no easy treasures
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Mississippi River
Term
European ___________, which killed more people than weapons, millions of native americans because they had no immunity
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Diseases (like smallpox)
Term
Portuguese ended up with a smaller peice of the pie, in what is now ________.
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Brazil
Term
African _________ worked on sugar plantations run by the Portugese
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Slaves
Term
The ________ wanted to start to explore as well, mostly in North America.
Definition
French
Term
The French hoped to find a "_________ __________" or water route through the new land  and on to Asia. They didnt find one, though.
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"Northwest Passage"
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The ________ had bad luck colonizing at first
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English
Term
The _________ _______ was planted on Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, in 1587
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Lost Colony
Term
Englands first successful colinization was at ___________, ___________.
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Jamestown, Virgina
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The two-way transfer between the Old World and the New World was called the __________ ________.
Definition
Columbian Exchange
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