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Exploration → conquest → colonization → trade
1. Which activity is primarily an example of a national government power?
2. What can happen after the president vetoes a bill passed by both houses of Congress?
3. What principle about legitimate government is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
In which year did Christopher Columbus open the way for American colonization?
1492
Who opened the way for European colonization of the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer is associated with exploring the New World besides Columbus?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which two countries participated in early exploration of the New World?
Spain and Portugal
Which conquistador is linked to Spanish America?
Cortés
What precious metals were associated with Spanish America?
Gold and silver
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