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History of the Americas
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- In what country did the reconquista occur?
- Before the Europeans arrived in the New World, did Native Americans have extensive trading networks, irrigation systems, or large cities?
- How many men, women, and children came from the Old World to the New World between 1492-1820?
- In the 1500s, did Europeans firmly believe all men were created equal?
- What religion did Spain invoke the threat of to justify their colonial ventures?
- In the century and a half following first contact, in consequence of diseases carried by Europeans, how many Native Americans died?
- What European country did not have a colonial presence in 17th century North America?
- Spain sponsored Columbus' trans-Atlantic voyages after achieving what?
- Were Native American tribes matrilineal?
- Were race and class important in the Spanish colonies?
- In 1537, did Pope Paul III decree Native American or African slavery as ended?
- What was not a significant motivation behind European colonization in the New World?
- Were the Aztecs a violent society?
- At the time of Portugal's Atlantic exploration, what did the economies of West Africa organize chiefly around?
- What crops formed the basis of Native American agriculture?
- In the 1500s and 1600s, the Spanish in Central and South America relied on many of what group to work fields and mines?
- What was not a feature of Native American civilization prior to the voyages of Columbus?
- Under the Articles of Confederation, what would be considered an accomplishment of the national government?
- Whether in the Caribbean or in mainland North America, what was an essential ingredient to fomenting a slave rebellion?
- What does the omission of the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text of the original Constitution suggest about the founders?