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Unit 1, Period 1 (1491 to 1607): Native America and European contact
Quick questions on European Exploration in the Americas - AP US History Topic 1.3
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What is god?Show answer
The crusading energy of the Reconquista, completed in 1492, and the rivalries of the Reformation gave exploration a religious mission. Missionary orders accompanied the conquistadors, and conversion of Native peoples became a stated justification for empire.
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Name the economic theory that held national power flowed from accumulating bullion. [Recall]
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Explain why exploration became possible specifically by the late fifteenth century. [Short explanation]
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