Slavery
What year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
What is ... 1492
What was a major motivation for European exploration?
a. Scientific research
b. Wealth, power, and spreading Christianity
What is ... Wealth, power, and spreading Christianity
What was one of the main technological advancements that made European exploration possible?
What is ... the compass, fast boats, etc.
What was the "Northwest Passage"?
a. A land route to Canada
b. A sea route through North America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
What is ... A sea route through North America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
What was the farm called where slaves worked and major cash crops were produced?
What is ... a plantation
Prince Henry the Navigator was important to exploration because he:
a. Was the first European to reach India
b. Established a navigation school and sponsored voyages
What is ... established a navigation school and sponsored voyages
The social hierarchy in Spanish colonies was primarily based on:
a. Education and skills
b. Race and birthplace
What is ... Race and birthplace
The Line of Demarcation established by the Treaty of Tordesillas split land between...
a. India and America
b. Spain and Portugal
What is ... Spain and Portugal
The Columbian Exchange refers to:
a. Transfer of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and the East
b. A peace treaty between Columbus and Native Americans
What is ...
The transfer of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and the Eastern Hemisphere
Which crop became a major export to Europe but typically involved tough conditions for harvesting?
What is ... sugar / sugarcane
Hernán Cortés is known for:
a. Conquering the Aztec Empire
b. Discovering the Pacific Ocean
What is ... Conquering the Aztec Empire
What group of people was at the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish colonies (The Encomienda System)?
a. Mestizos (mixed Spanish and Native American)
b. Peninsulares (Spanish-born people)
What is ... Peninsulares (Spanish-born people)
Viceroys in the Spanish colonies were:
a. Native American leaders
b. Representatives of the Spanish king who governed colonies
What is ... Representatives of the Spanish king who governed colonies
Which of these items was brought from the Americas to Europe through the Columbian Exchange?
a. sickness
b. computers
What is ... sickness
What cash crop (that the British set up) was primarily to blame for beginning the slave trade to America?
a. Tobacco
b. Beans
what is ... tobacco
What does MUTINY mean?
To revolt or rebel against authority, (when the sailors would go against/fight their captains.
corn/maize, tobacco, cotton, coffee, sugar
Horses, weapons, armor, technology, immunity, etc.
What does it mean to "circumnavigate" the earth?
To sail around the earth.