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Unit 3 World History Exam
The Atlantic World
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History
9th Grade
01/10/2009

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Christopher Columbus
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This Italian sailor, sailing west for Spain, landed in the Caribbean and forever established a link between Europe and America.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sailing for Portugal, this man noticed "eastern Asia" was in fact, a completely new world.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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The sailors' crew were the first cicumnavigate the world
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Hernando Cortes
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The Spanish captain landed in Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire
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Ponce de Leon
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Spaanish sailor who landed in modern-day flordia.
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Henry Hudson
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Dutch explorer who discovered territories and waterways through modern-day New York
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4 reasons why the Spanish were able to so easily defeat the natives
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1. It was their hometown so they knew where they could hide 2. Easier to get supplies 3. They had food
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Pilgrims
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The first North American colony was known as
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French & Indian War
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Due to terrirtorial expansion, the English and French began a battle in the Americas lasting from 1754-1763 known as the?
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List 4 advantages to using African Slaves
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1. They didn't know where they were so they couldn't run away as easy 2. The color of their skin 3. They were inmmune to disease 4. they knew how to farm
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Identify the goods delivered to each part of the world as a part of triangular trade
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Europe to Africa - Manufactured goods
Slaves - Africa to the Americas
Crops - The Americas to Europe
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Joint-Stock company
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These new economic systems allowed for a number of people to combine their wealth for a common purpose by investing and buying shares to stock in a company.
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