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Who wrote a book about his travels that inspired learning, art and exploration? |
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Who explored a shorter water route to the Indies and discovered a new continent? |
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Why did Europeans explore the seas? |
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God, Gold and Glory
(spread Christianity: faith in Jesus, get rich and become famous) |
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What language did the Native Americans speak that Columbus discovered? |
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What is the transfer of plants, animals, diseases and people across the Atlantic Ocean? |
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What is the percentage of American Indians that died of diseases in some areas? |
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Treatment of people as property |
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Who are Spanish soldiers sent to explore and conquer a large empire for Spain? |
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What is a new settlement created and ruled by a far-away country? |
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What are people who travel to a different place to share their religious beliefs? |
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What means to give up an old belief and believe something new like Christianity? |
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What is a violent action against a government or law? |
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What was important about the Roanoke colony? |
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The people in it mysteriously disappeared |
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What was important about the Jamestown colony? |
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It became the first permanent settlemtn in the new world |
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What was important about the Pilgrims? |
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They had the first Thanksgiving |
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What are challenges the Jamestown colony faced? |
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Diseases, deaths, bad farm land, surround by powerful Indian groups, bad work ethic |
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Who became business partners? |
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In what countries was fur trading an important economic activity? |
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Why is John Rolfe important? |
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he married Pocahontas the chief's daughter causing the Indians and the Europeans to live in peace together. He also became a rich tobacco farmer. |
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How were the Native Americans treated by the Europeans? |
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