History of the Americas Questions
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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?