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portugal the first to apply the new sailing techniques. they had strong government support which allowed them to accomplish the over seas exploration.
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he made a mistake in thinking that he could reach asia by sail west. he encountered native americans when he first arrived
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iteams includedeed tomatoes, squash, pineapples, tobacco, and, cacao beans. disease was also introdruced to the native americans.
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farmers used prisoners of war to work for them. race was not always a factor in slavery, normally it was captured prisoners of war or people of a different nationality or religion
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the heliocentric theory is the that the sun is in the center of the universe and not the earth. he presented it in 1543.
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the huguenots were opposed by the ultra-catholics. battle lasted about thirty years, ended when henry iv came to the throne
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he marched 600 men to the aztec capital. montezum, the aztec emperor, at first thought cortez was a god because of how he dressed.
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one beaver pelt could buy a cooking kettle or a pound of tabacco and 12 pelts could buy a rifle. both canada and the us have passed laws regulating the humting season for beavers.
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the settlers were more interested in finding gold than planting crops. seven out of every ten people died of hunger, disease, or battles with the native americans in the first few years
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cromwell kicked his opponents out of parliament. had charles 1 executed
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he was the son of louis xiii he became king at 4.cardinal mazarin ran france until louis was old enough
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parliament, angered by james ii's actions and the possibility that his catholic son could become king, invite james daughter, mary, and her husband william to overthrow the king.
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peter was most prominent member of the romanov family.he won the war against sweden and built st.petersburg
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it was a period of radical social and political upheaval in france that was a big impact
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a meeting of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd estates led to riots thoughout paris
