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What illness, considered a childhood disease today, was deadly to native peoples?
What illness, considered a childhood disease today, was deadly to native peoples?
- Chickenpox
- Mumps (correct)
- Smallpox
- Measles
Approximately how many people are estimated to have died in the years following the European invasion according to some academics?
Approximately how many people are estimated to have died in the years following the European invasion according to some academics?
- 20 million (correct)
- 50 million
- 5 million
- 10 million
Who was the first European to systematically explore and colonize the New World?
Who was the first European to systematically explore and colonize the New World?
- Francisco Pizarro
- Hernán Cortés (correct)
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Christopher Columbus
Who published a book entitled 'A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies'?
Who published a book entitled 'A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies'?
What was the reason for the Spanish to turn to the African slave trade in the 1500s?
What was the reason for the Spanish to turn to the African slave trade in the 1500s?
What did both Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expeditions leave behind in the regions they explored?
What did both Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expeditions leave behind in the regions they explored?
Why did the Spanish launch expeditions into what is now the United States led by Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado?
Why did the Spanish launch expeditions into what is now the United States led by Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado?
What was the outcome of the Spanish expeditions into what is now the United States in terms of staking claim to the land?
What was the outcome of the Spanish expeditions into what is now the United States in terms of staking claim to the land?
What was the significance of the so-called 'House of Burgesses' in Jamestown in 1619?
What was the significance of the so-called 'House of Burgesses' in Jamestown in 1619?
What was the status of the '20 Negroes' who arrived in Virginia on the White Lion in 1619?
What was the status of the '20 Negroes' who arrived in Virginia on the White Lion in 1619?
What was the primary purpose of the major influx of women to Jamestown in 1619?
What was the primary purpose of the major influx of women to Jamestown in 1619?
What type of government did the House of Burgesses represent in 1619?
What type of government did the House of Burgesses represent in 1619?
What was the impact of the defeat of the Spanish Armada on England?
What was the impact of the defeat of the Spanish Armada on England?
What did the English focus on in the sixteenth century after their victory over the Spanish Armada?
What did the English focus on in the sixteenth century after their victory over the Spanish Armada?
What did John Rolfe do to contribute to the Jamestown colony?
What did John Rolfe do to contribute to the Jamestown colony?
What was the main focus of the Spanish after their defeat by the English?
What was the main focus of the Spanish after their defeat by the English?
