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Which country sent soldiers called conquistadors to the New World to take land and look for gold?
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What was the name of the ship that allowed explorers to sail into the wind?
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What did the Columbian Exchange refer to?
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Which explorer believed that if he sailed west, he would reach Asia?
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What tool did sailors use to help them use the stars to navigate?
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Which European nations lost their stronghold in North America as the French, Dutch, and British began to explore and colonize the Northeast?
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How did French and Dutch colonizers cultivate friendly relationships with Native Americans?
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Which one of these was the first legislative assembly in the English colonies in America called?
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True or false: The Spanish lost their stronghold in North America as the French, Dutch, and British began to explore and colonize the Northeast.
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True or false: French and Dutch colonization in the Americas focused on the profitable fur trade.
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True or false: The French and Dutch created numerous permanent settlements in North America.
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True or false: The House of Burgesses in Virginia was the first legislative assembly anywhere in the English colonies in America.
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True or false: The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases, ideas, and food, crops, and populations between the Old World and the New World.
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What was the main focus of French and Dutch colonization in the Americas?
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Which European power established the House of Burgesses in Virginia?
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