What was the initial reason for Columbus’s journey to the New World?(1 point)

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to seek religious freedom as a result of the split of the Protestant Reformation
to seek religious freedom as a result of the split of the Protestant Reformation

to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia
to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia

to build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading
to build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading

to establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa to Europe
to establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa to Europe
Question 2
"For their part, Native Americans introduced Europeans, Africans, and Asian to new foods, customs, and ideas. After 1492, elements of Native American ways of life gradually spread around the world. Sadly, disease also spread from the Americas to Europe and other parts of the world. Native Americans introduced Europeans to valuable food crops such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, tomatoes, manioc, squash, peanuts, pineapples, and blueberries. Today, almost half the world’s food crops come from plants that were first grown in the Americas. Europeans carried the new foods with them as they sailed around the world. Everywhere, people’s diets changed and populations increased. In South Asia, people used American hot peppers and chilis to spice stews. Chinese peasants began growing corn and sweet potatoes. Italians made sauces from tomatoes. People in West Africa grew manioc and corn."



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Based on this excerpt from the text, what impact did the Native Americans ultimately have on the rest of the world?

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Their food was in high demand and brought great wealth to the Americas.
Their food was in high demand and brought great wealth to the Americas.

Their exposure to European disease eventually caused a serious decline in the global population.
Their exposure to European disease eventually caused a serious decline in the global population.

Their crops allowed Europeans to take longer voyages in order to explore more distant lands.
Their crops allowed Europeans to take longer voyages in order to explore more distant lands.

Their crops influenced people's diets in many different regions around the world.
Their crops influenced people's diets in many different regions around the world.
Question 3
What was a primary challenge faced by the Jamestown colonists during the first few years?(1 point)
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They chose an unsecure location, making it easy for the Spanish to find them.
They chose an unsecure location, making it easy for the Spanish to find them.

They lacked knowledge about the land and how to use their environment to survive.
They lacked knowledge about the land and how to use their environment to survive.

They faced fierce trading competition from the French and Dutch.
They faced fierce trading competition from the French and Dutch.

All of the crops they grew had to be shipped back to King James in England.
All of the crops they grew had to be shipped back to King James in England.
Question 4
"France took the lead in colonizing the Upper Midwest region. From the early sixteenth century on, French soldiers, missionaries and fur traders left their slight mark upon the St. Lawrence valley, the upper Great Lakes and points west. For the early French explorers, the more continent they discovered the more their hopes were frustrated. They had hoped that the vast St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway was part of a Northwest Passage to the wealth of the Orient. The French presence was asserted by a network of forts, trading posts and missions dotting the lake and river routes traversing the continental interior."

—Library of Congress



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Based on your text and this reading, why was land near water so important for French settlers?

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Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.

Settlers used water routes to hunt for food.
Settlers used water routes to hunt for food.

Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.
Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.

Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.
Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.
Question 5
What was one major similarity that Spanish, Dutch, French, and English settlements had in common relative to the relations with Native Americans?(1 point)
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All relied on Native Americans for fur trading.
All relied on Native Americans for fur trading.

All respected their way of life and religious beliefs.
All respected their way of life and religious beliefs.

All established missions where Native Americans could live and work
All established missions where Native Americans could live and work

All believed they were superior to Native Americans.
All believed they were superior to Native Americans.
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Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on historical context:

Question 1: What was the initial reason for Columbus’s journey to the New World?

• Answer: to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia.

Question 2: Based on this excerpt from the text, what impact did the Native Americans ultimately have on the rest of the world?

• Answer: Their crops influenced people's diets in many different regions around the world.

Question 3: What was a primary challenge faced by the Jamestown colonists during the first few years?

• Answer: They lacked knowledge about the land and how to use their environment to survive.

Question 4: Based on your text and this reading, why was land near water so important for French settlers?

• Answer: Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.

Question 5: What was one major similarity that Spanish, Dutch, French, and English settlements had in common relative to the relations with Native Americans?

• Answer: All believed they were superior to Native Americans.

Answer 2

all of em were right

Answer 3

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