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  • What foods were introduced to people in the Americas by Europeans
    Wheat and rice.
  • Who was Sir Walter Raleigh
    An English noble who tried to establish a colony on Roanoke Island.
  • Who was Hernán Cortés
    He was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
  • Why did the English establish Jamestown
    They wanted to take land, use natural resources, and send valuable goods such as furs and timber to England.
  • What happened to Tenochtitlán after Cortés conquered the Aztecs
    Cortés destroyed the city, and the Spanish used its stones to build Mexico City.
  • What was Christopher Columbus's nationality
    He was Italian
  • How did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca Empire
    He took advantage of smallpox and an Incan civil war, captured Atahualpa, demanded gold, and eventually killed the Inca's leader
  • What else did Europeans introduce to the Americas besides crops and animals
    Diseases and slavery.
  • Why was the location chosen for Jamestown dangerous
    It was a swampy area filled with disease-carrying mosquitoes and surrounded by the powerful Powhatan nation.
  • Why was the Columbian Exchange especially devastating to Indigenous people
    Europeans brought diseases, slavery, violence, and harsh working conditions.
  • Who was inspired by Marco Polo's writings
    Christopher Columbus
  • Approximately what percentage of some Indigenous populations was wiped out by European diseases
    Up to 90 percent.
  • What happened to the Aztecs because of smallpox
    Smallpox killed large numbers of Aztec people and warriors, weakening the empire.
  • What role did Walter Raleigh have when the first group arrived at Roanoke
    None--he didn't actually travel there himself.
  • What was the Columbian Exchange
    It was the transfer of people, plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • How did American crops affect Europeans
    They improved the diet of many Europeans.
  • What disease caused many Indigenous people to die
    Smallpox.
  • What did Columbus believe was the shortest route to the Indies
    He believed the shortest route was west across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Name three crops that were brought from the Americas to Europe
    Corn, potatoes, and squash.
  • When did Cortés arrive in Mexico
    1519.
  • What company established the Jamestown colony
    The London Company.
  • How did Columbus describe the Taino
    He described them as peaceful, generous, and welcoming.
  • Why did Europeans begin enslaving Africans in the Americas
    Many Indigenous people died from disease, violence, and harsh working conditions
  • Why is it difficult to know exactly how the Taino felt about the Europeans
    The Taino had no written language, so they left no written records describing their reactions.
  • What were Spanish conquistadors
    They were Spanish soldiers and explorers sent to conquer lands and empires for Spain.
  • Where was Roanoke Island located
    Off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
  • Who were the people Columbus encountered
    They were the Taino, an Indigenous people of the Caribbean.
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