would soon take over the lead in exploration. When Portugal refused to finance Christopher Columbus’ idea to sail west to find the shortcut to the Indies‚ Columbus convinced Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to finance it. On October 12‚ 1492‚ Christopher Columbus and his crew reached the island of Hispaniola. Although Columbus believed he had reached Asia‚ he had actually discovered the entire continent of North America and claimed it for Spain. Spain quickly colonized North America
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AP US HISTORY- MIDTERM REVIEW GUIDE Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Mr. Cruz Shaping North America > 10 million years ago: Mountains formed in North America (Rockies‚ Sierra Nevada‚ Cascades‚ and Appalachians). > 2 million years ago: Ice Age in North America‚ and glaciers shaped the continent. > 35‚000 years ago: Land bridge created between Eurasia and North America. > 10‚000 years ago: Sea level rose and America was separated from Eurasia again. The People of the Americas
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It is best defined by the transfer of plants‚ animals‚ culture‚ human populations‚ technology and ideas between the New World and the Old World between 1492~1800. The Columbian Exchange started after Columbus’ discovery of the Americas in 1492 and impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic. Many animals and plants were being traded in the Columbian exchange which was very important because animals provided a passage into
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Alana Lujan Mr.Tuckerman English 3-4 16 December 2014 Alana Lujan - Dominican Republic In 1492 ‚ Columbus explored the Dominican Republic on his first voyage in 1492. It was first named La Espanola and Columbus’ son Diego was the first viceroy. The capital of Dominican Republic‚ Santo Domingo ‚ was founded in 1496 and is the oldest European settlement in the Western Hemisphere. What is the weather like in Dominican Republic? Dominican Republic has beautiful tropical weather all year! The average
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continents following the disastrous decline in their indigenous population.Although victimized and exploited‚ they created a new‚ largely African‚ Creole society and their forced migration resulted in the emergence of the so-called Black Atlantic. Between 1492 and 1776‚ an estimated 6.5 million people migrated to and settled in the Western Hemisphere‚ more than five out of six were Africans. The transatlantic slave trade laid the foundation for modern capitalism‚ generating immense wealth for business enterprises
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Alexander Thomas Mrs. Jones Period 6 17 September‚ 2013 Spain Did you know that Spain has the lowest age of consent for sexual activity? Spain is the third largest country in Europe. Spain was not originally just called Spain; it was called Kingdom of Spain. Spain originated in 16th century. The kingdom of Spain has a long history and the culture developed with the world over time. The Hispanic race also keeps family customs throughout the family‚ and passes down to future generation.
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The Indians has been on this world for a long time and have encountered a lot of hardship while living on this earth. Indians are said to be the highest abusers of alcohol in the world. This has been going on for a very long; since around 1492. They used it for many of reasons to help them in their everyday lives. Who introduced Indians to alcohol? It was said that most of the indigenous people from North America didn’t possess any type of alcohol. They were introduced to alcohol by the Europeans
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provider. Which broadband solution would be appropriate? satellite DSL WiMax cable 5. What are twcharacteristics of a PPPoE configuration on a Cisccustomer router? (Choose two.) The PPP configuration is on the dialer interface. An MTU size of 1492 bytes is configured on the Ethernet interface. The Ethernet interface does not have an IP address. The customer router CHAP username and password are independent of what is configured on the ISP router. The dialer pool command is applied tthe Ethernet
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is history?¨ plants the seeds of doubt within the reader’s mind of what he has been taught throughout his life about names and how the world around him came to be. She strategically omits a large majority of history‚¨My history began like this: in 1492‚ Christopher Columbus discovered the new world‚¨ to showcase the erasure that occurs when naming. She furthers this concept by later stating‚¨ [...] he empties the land of these people‚ and then he empties the people‚ he just empties the people. It
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The American dream is a better richer happier life.To be happy and not to have to worry about anything happening to you or your loved one .Living life to the fullest without be discriminated for who you love or what gender you are or your ethnicity or color.To be independent and self-driven and to have determination in yourself and God ; therefore to have a happy fulfilling life with people who you love and love you.But the American dream isn’t achievable for everybody‚ some get greedy and think
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