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vocab chpt 1
Chapter 1 section 5
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History
11th Grade
02/01/2012

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Christopher Columbus
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In 1492 he stood before the spanish court with a daring plan, he would find a route to asia by sailing west across the atlantic ocean
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Taino
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"noble ones", He renamed their island San Salvador or "holy savior" and claimed it for spain.
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Colonization
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The establisment of distant settlements controlled by the parent country
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Columbian Exchange
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Ships took plants, and animals from the america's back to europe and to africa and brought items from the eastern hemisphere to the western hemisphere.
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Treaty Of Tordesillas
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Signed in 1494, Spain and Portugal agreed to divide the western hemisphere between them.
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