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What was the basis of the economy of the Spanish empire? Who profited most from this?

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The native population in what is now the United States stood at five million to ten million in 1492,and at ________ in 1800.

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A)   fifteen million
B)   ten million
C)   eight million
D)   six million
E)   six hundred thousand

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What became of the Taíno people of the Caribbean?

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The Taíno people were the indigenous inh...

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Plantations created a high demand for

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A)   cheap labor.
B)   cash crops.
C)   tobacco.
D)   money.
E)   education.

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Captain James Cook,when talking about the Hawaiians,proposed that "No people could trade with more honesty than these people." Why would honesty be important to Cook? Were Cook's relations with the Hawaiians always this positive? Discuss the nature of the relationship between Europeans and indigenous peoples in the Americas and Oceania.

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Captain James Cook's statement about the...

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Christopher Columbus's first plan was to

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A)   build trading posts where merchants could trade with the local population.
B)   plunder the legendary wealth of the Aztecs.
C)   form an alliance with the Aztecs against the Incas.
D)   form an alliance with the French before attacking the Taíno.
E)   subjugate the native population as a slave race for the Spanish.

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What was distinctive about the European exploration and settlement of Australia?

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In the 1670s and 1680s,the Spanish were interested in consolidating control in which area because it lay directly on the route from Acapulco to Manila?

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A)   Guam
B)   New Zealand
C)   the Marquesas Islands
D)   Tahiti
E)   Hawai`i

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Describe the typical relations between French and English settlers and the native Americans.

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The typical relations between French and...

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What kinds of communities were established in the New World colonies of Portugal and Spain? How were they organized? How were they governed?

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In the New World colonies of Portugal an...

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Examine the role played by the Portuguese in the exploration and colonization of South America.How did this role relate to Portuguese exploration and colonization elsewhere? How were the Portuguese different from the Spanish or the English,French,and Dutch?

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The Portuguese played a significant role...

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