"Explorers"
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish Conqueror
What was the Encomienda system?
A forced labor system for native people.
What is the New Jim Crow?
How many total African people were forced to come to the Americas?
9.5 Million
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
A palm.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
His crew were the first Europeans to circumnavigate the globe.
Where are the “West Indies?” Why was it so hard for enslaved people there?
The Bahamas.
Work was much more dangerous.
What does the title of the documentary "13th" refer to?
The 13th amendment.
What percentage of enslaved Africans were brought to Brazil in the 17th century?
40%
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly.
What did Hernando Cortes do?
Conquered the Aztecs for Spain.
What makes the Haitian revolution arguably the most important rebellion of enslaved people in history?
First time enslaved people overthrew their government and liberated themselves as a nation.
Hernando Cortes described himself as having “a disease of the heart that only gold can cure.” Interpret this quote in your own words.
He was greedy
Which of the European empires colonized Haiti?
France
What has two eyes, two legs, and never stops talking?
.....
What was the name of the people that Columbus discovered in the Bahamas?
The Arawaks.
What is a maroon?
An escaped slave living in community with other escaped enslaved people who sometimes fought back against colonists.
What does “mestizo” mean?
Mixed Spanish and Native
Which of the European empires colonized Mexico?
Spain.
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?
A secret.
What were the reasons that the Spanish were able to conquer indigenous peoples like the Aztecs?
Better weapons.
Made allies with other native peoples.
Disease.
What were the reasons that Europeans switched to enslaved Africans rather than indigenous people as their labor force?
Better farmers.
Immunity to some diseases.
Weren't familiar with the land, less likely to escape.
I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle.
Which of the European empires colonized Brazil?
Portugal.
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window.