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1. Which of the following contributed to the discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere?
   A. Economic competition between European empires*
   B. Support for the spread of Islam
   C. Spanish desire for prison colonies
   D. Asian demand for tobacco
   
   
2. Which of the following explorers was from Portugal?
   A. Jacques Cartier
   B. Vasco da Gama*
   C. Hernando Cortez
   D. Francis Drake
   
   
3. European migration to the Americas resulted in
   A. the demise of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca empires.*
   B. the establishment of democratic rule in Latin America.
   C. the diffusion of the African culture back to Europe.
   D. Asian trading posts along the Americas.
   
   
4. The impact of the Columbia exchange included
   A. the death of many American Indians (First Americans) from smallpox.*
   B. the introduction of small farm animals from the Americas to Europe.
   C. the exchange of products such as china and silk.
   D. an improvement in the environment in the Caribbean as a result of the plantation system.
   
   
5. Ferdinand Magellan explored for
   A. Portugal.
   B. Spain.
   C. England.
   D. France.