HIST 2055 : Test 1
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Territory : he leaves his crew members there and goes back home, they use the indians as slaves, columbus makes four trips to the new world . Is columbus actually the first person who found it. In the late 900s the vikings have gone exploring and fishing in this area . A chinese admiral sailed across the pacific to. California: discovered implies that he actually knows what he is doing. 1: columbus discovering america is not as believable as. So why so much emphasis by americans: american exceptionalism. Major area: caribbean and south america: for the first couple of decades they start out here. Conquistadors look into peru to conquer the incan empire: the use of horses and arms is a tremendous help. The natives told him they had nothing of what they wanted: coronado explored the west (what will become new mexico, they bring military officers and catholic missionaries (especially the franciscans)
