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- 1 Which of the following was a primary reason for the sharp decline in the native population after the arrival of Europeans?
- 2 In which direction did the earliest migrations across North America occur?
- 3 Which of the following was the primary reason the Jamestown colony was established?
- 4 What was the primary reason for the growth of the Columbian Exchange?
Which of the following was a primary reason for the sharp decline in the native population after the arrival of Europeans?
War and violence. While epidemic disease was by far the leading cause of the population decline of the American indigenous peoples after 1492, there were other contributing factors, all of them related to European contact and colonization. One of these factors was warfare.
What was Spanish term for the night of June 30 15 when war began between Aztecs and Spanish leading to Spanish conquest of Mexico?
For centuries, Mexicans called June 30, 1520 “La Noche Triste,” or the “Sad Night,” the name given to it by the eventually victorious Spaniards. That was because hundreds of Spaniards and their Indigenous allies died when Hernán Cortés and his troops fled the increasingly rebellious Aztec capital, now Mexico City.
In which direction did the earliest migrations across North America occur?
Earlier studies had indicated that people moved into the Americas at the end of the last ice age, traveling from Siberia to Alaska across a land bridge now under the Bering Sea. They spread southward, eventually reaching the tip of South America.
What primary motive fueled Spanish conquistadors in the New World?
God, gold, and glory motivated European nations to explore and create colonies in the New World.
Which of the following was the primary reason the Jamestown colony was established?
The main reason why Jamestown was founded is that a group of English people wanted to make their fortunes. They knew, of course, of the riches that had been found by various Spanish explorers in South America and they hoped that they could find ways to become rich in North America as well.
When did the first Americans come across the Bering Strait?
Most archaeologists agree that it was across this Bering Land Bridge, also called Beringia, that humans first passed from Asia to populate the Americas. Whether on land, along Bering Sea coasts or across seasonal ice, humans crossed Beringia from Asia to enter North America about 13,000 or more years ago.
What was the primary reason for the growth of the Columbian Exchange?
Causes of European migration: After 1492, the motivations for European migration to the Americas centered around the three G’s: God, gold, and glory. Gold refers to the desire to extract natural resources like gold and sugar from the New World.