Middle Passage
What animals would often follow slave traders for food
Sharks
Europeans were originally trying to find trade routes to which continent
Asia
The main motivations for European exploration
The 3 G's (Gold, Glory, and God)
Which tribe did Columbus first come in contact with
The Taino
What happened to The Roanoke Colony
They vanished
How long did it take to reach the Americas in the middle passage
2 months (8 weeks)
Name two animals brought to the new world from the old world
Horses, Chickens, Cows, Pigs, Sheep
What year did Columbus sail?
1492
Where was Columbus born
Genoa, Italy
Who founded Jamestown
John Smith
What percent of slaves died in the middle passage
20% or 1/5
What is the Old World?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
Which empire disrupted silk road trade routes and lead to European exploration
Ottoman Empire
What cities did Samuel de Champlain found
Quebec and Montreal
Who married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Why do slave captains exercise slaves on the ships
Keep them in good shape for auction
What or who killed the most amount of Native Americans
Disease/illness
This document justified European invasion of other nations to spread the christian faith
The Doctrine of Discovery
How did Columbus view the natives upon arrival (think back to what i said in his diary)
Weak and easy to conquer non christians
The theory of how Natives walked to the Americas
Bering Land Bridge Theory
What was the main way Europeans obtained slaves
exchanging manufactured goods to African kings in exchange for the slaves (about 90% were sold this way)
How does the columbian exchange lead to the slave trade
Needed more laborers to work the new plantations
What is that measured explorers distances from the stars telling them longitude and latitude
The Astrolabe
Who did Henry Hudson sail for
The Dutch (The Netherlands)
Main crop of Jamestown for money
Tobacco