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Europe's exploration
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6th Grade
09/22/2011

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the french interest in the settlement of quebec was based in the desire to...
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trade fur
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geography influences where europeans settled and what they did for a living
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encouraged trade and travel
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need for natural resources, desire to spread christianity, overcrowded cities, desire for more wealth, desire for more trading partners
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exploration
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prince henry the navigator got his nickname because
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FOR DEVELOPING THE INSTITUTE OF SAGRES AND DEVELOPING THE NAVIGATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL ADVANCEMENTS OF THE PORTEGUESE
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the sun never sets on the british empire.
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? BECAUSE THE BRITISH COLONIES WERE SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD, AND AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AT LEAST 1 COLONY WAS HAVING DAYLIGHT
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when christopher columbus landed in the carribean he called the people indians where did he think he landed
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india
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the carribean became englands most important colonies because of ----- plantations
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sugar
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saamuel de champlain founded quebec city in present day
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new york
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