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Kennedy
Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition | To find a shorter route to the Indies |
Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange? | Moving people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres |
How did Columbus's voyages impact the Americas? | Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas |
Which describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat teh Aztecs | Metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies |
After Cortez conquered the Aztecs who conquered teh Incan empire | Pizarro |
What colony was founded after the defeat of teh Incan empire | Peru |
Why did the Spanish landowners want to keep slaves | The slaves made them rich |
What was Las Casas's point of view on Indians in teh encomienda system | He wanted all slavery to end. |
A reason Columbus did not make more voyages to the West Indies? | He wanted to learn the language of the Taino |
What did not happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange | Eureopean practiced Indian religion and customs and the two groups shared the land. |
What happened after Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico | Coronado continued the search for Cibola |
What correctly sequences teh groups in New Spain's colonial society from most to least powerful | peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians |
What Best describes teh Indians life on an encomienda | They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christias |