SS/Religion
Economic Systems
Effects on Americas
Effects on Africa/Asia
Cultural Interactions
100
Another word for “Vodun"
What is “Voodoo”
100
under which economic system were merchants protected by the government of the British empire?
merchants were protected by governments in mercantilist systems who's main goal was to export more than they import to increase profits. The British Empire did this by accumulating as much gold and silver as they could through overseas trade routes to make the highest profits.
100
What luxury goods did America export of the British empire?
Tobacco, Sugar, Textiles
100
What were some cash crops traded with the britsih and china?
China traded silk and spices
100
This man brought England into the Protestant Reformation
King Henry VIII of England when he wanted to annul his marriage without papal approval
200
People who were at the top of their culture but then got moved down when the British arrived.
Who were the natives.
200
what were the Napoleonic wars fought over?
the British fought the French in the Napoleonic wars over their lost lands, resources, and access to trade routes. once they gained these lands back, they had easier and quicker access to trade routes and oversea lands for colonization.
200
Where did the British set up trading posts and slave labor sites?
Set up sites and post along the Atlantic coast
200
How did the Asian nations help the British empire?
Large profit through trade, like slave and exported goods by ship
200
The British melted iron by means of...
A blast furnace, because it could reach extreme temperatures
300
The order of the British social hierarchy was...
-Monarch
-Nobles / Religious officials
-Merchants
-Craftsmen / Tradesmen
-Slaves
300
What was the South Sea Company?
the South Sea Company was a joint-stock company in South America that was set up in the same style as many other joint-stock companies at the time. It was established to renegotiate high government loans, but ended up making huge profits for the British Empire.
300
What type of slavery existed?
Cattel slavery, which disappeared, at least for a time, after the Norman Conquest
300
What is cultural synthesis, and who was involved?
The blending together of two or more cultural influences, the mixing of African, American, and European cultures and peoples, with all parties
300
The causes of their leaps in military technology were...
The rivalries with the Spanish and French for colonies in the New World
400
Women’s roles in the British empire consisted of…
-Establishing homes
-housework
-motherhood
-home making
400
What wars were fought between Great Britain and the Netherlands?
The Anglo-Dutch wars were fought between the Netherlands and Great Britain for control over trade routes and overseas land for colonial expansion. The main effect of this series of wars was the British navy was able to expand, and by the next century would become the leading maritime power.
400
How did British trade affect the Americans?
They set up sites and post along the Atlantic coast, brought the Americas into a thriving global economy
400
What is the triangle trade, who was involved?
Trade among three ports or regions, West African colonies, African slave traders and the British empire were involved.
400
The tower of London was created to...
Intimidate enemies of the English, it was a royal residence, a prison, and a stronghold
500
The British empire practiced WHAT before Christianity?
What is paganism
500
Which African joint-stock company was reestablished as the Royal African Company?
Originally the Company of Royal Adventures established in 1662 for trading purposes in gold, ivory, and salves in Africa, until 1672 when it was reestablished as the Royal African Company. then the new comapany would focus solely on slave trade with Great Britain and the Americas.
500
How was the american empire able to expand?
Able to expand though money made from trade they conducted with overseas colonies
500
What did William Wilberforce Parliament prohibited?
The practice by passing the Slave Trade Act 1807 which was enforced by the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron
500
The creation of cannons was draining their wealth, so
They switched from bronze cannons to cast-iron cannons