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us history review
columbus exchange
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what yeaar did christopher columbus leave on his journy to the new world? | august 3, 1492 |
| who provided him with the ships and financial support? | king ferdinand and queen Isabella |
| where were they from | spain |
| what was christopher columbus's goal? | to find a new trade route to the " the lands of India" |
| what was the first discovery made by christopher columbus called? | san salvador " holy savior" |
| who was amerigo vespucci? | an italian who bagan working on ships in spain and made his first voyage to the new world in 1499. |
| why was he important? | he bacame popularwhen his letters were published in a variety of languages through europe discribing his journey to the New World. |
| what was the columbus exchange? | a regular, permanent exchange among the people of the america, africa, and europe. it involved people, ideas, animals, and technology. |
| what explorer claimed florida in 1513? | robert willaims |
| what country was he from | spain |
| what country claimed canada in 1524? | france |
| what was its first colony named? | "New France" |
| what was the basis for its economy? | trade |
| what was the first established colony in america? | james town |
| what problems did the colonist have to deal with early on? | they neglected farming disease from contaminated river water that struck them. |
| what saved our oringinal colony? | tabacco |
| what trade helped with the trade system? | trade stock company. |
| what exchange was involved? | columbus exchange |