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Jason McDonough
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✅ Monday Check-In: What did you do this weekend?
Choices:
1️⃣ 🎬 Watched a movie or TV show
2️⃣ 📚 Read a book or article
3️⃣ 🏞️ Spent time outdoors
4️⃣ 🎮 Played video games
5️⃣ 🍽️ Tried a new food or restaurant
6️⃣ 🛌 Relaxed and caught up on sleep
7️⃣ 🎵 Listened to music or podcasts
8️⃣ 🏋️ Exercised or played sports
9️⃣ ✈️ Traveled somewhere (near or far)
🔟 🙅♂️ Absolutely nothing
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Multiple Choice
Which two European countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, and what did the treaty accomplish?
Spain and Portugal; it divided newly discovered lands between them
France and England; it ended the Hundred Years' War
Spain and France; it established trade routes
Portugal and England; it created a military alliance
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Multiple Select
What were the main advantages that European conquerors had over Native American empires during the colonization of the Americas?
Steel weapons
Horses
Guns and cannons
Large numbers of soldiers
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Multiple Choice
How did the introduction of smallpox by Europeans impact Native American populations during the Columbian Exchange?
It led to minor illnesses among Native Americans.
It caused catastrophic population decline due to lack of immunity.
It had no significant effect on Native Americans.
It helped Native Americans develop resistance to European diseases.
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Multiple Choice
Which city did Francisco Pizarro found in 1535 that became the capital of a Spanish colony?
Cusco
Lima
Quito
La Paz
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Multiple Select
Which of the following were major export crops grown on plantations in the Caribbean and the Americas during European colonization?
Sugarcane
Coffee
Tobacco
Cotton
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Multiple Choice
What was the significance of Bartolomé de Las Casas giving up his encomienda and becoming a priest?
He wanted to gain more land and wealth.
He sought to advocate for the rights of Native Americans.
He planned to return to Spain for political reasons.
He was forced to leave due to illness.
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Open Ended
Explain how the Columbian Exchange impacted both the Americas and Europe. Provide at least two examples from the lesson.
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✅ Monday Check-In: What did you do this weekend?
Choices:
1️⃣ 🎬 Watched a movie or TV show
2️⃣ 📚 Read a book or article
3️⃣ 🏞️ Spent time outdoors
4️⃣ 🎮 Played video games
5️⃣ 🍽️ Tried a new food or restaurant
6️⃣ 🛌 Relaxed and caught up on sleep
7️⃣ 🎵 Listened to music or podcasts
8️⃣ 🏋️ Exercised or played sports
9️⃣ ✈️ Traveled somewhere (near or far)
🔟 🙅♂️ Absolutely nothing
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