Benjamin Banneker was a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African-American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. :)
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D. cultivate certain crops
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In the Columbian Exchange, Europeans were exposed to new crops that they have never seen before. These included potatoes, corn, sugar, and more. Europeans would bring these new crops back to Europe and begin to use them to their advantage. Heck, potatoes single handedly saved the majority of the European population from starvation.
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Fifteenth amendment- Made it so former slaves could vote, but ultimately failed in the south due to jim crow laws.
New state governments- Reconstruction reformed governments on the state level, allowing the south to better rebuild, ultimately failed aswell as it lost required pressure under Andrew Jackson and fell flat on Ulysses S. Grant
New state constitutions- They were rebuilt in the image of the North, but lack of enthusiasm killed halted any progress made
African americans in office- Few and far between, but made historical and racial milestones
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Born around 1485, Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain. He first set sail to the New World at the age of 19. Cortés later joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he set off to explore Mexico
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