European Explorers
What is the name of the treaty that split the non European world in two?
Treaty of Tordesillas
When Columbus landed on Hispana he first met the _____ people.
Taino
Who were Pilgrims?
English protestants who did not like the Church of England/the King of England.
What caused demand for slaves to increase in the 1700's?
High profits were coming out of American colonies driving the needs for more enslaved labor
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian exchange is the exchange of culture, goods, and resources from the Old World (Eurasia) to the New World (The Americas)
The Age of Exploration is started by ______ _____, a Portuguese prince who had a passion for navigation.
Prince Henry
What was the name of the system in which a Spanish citizen was given the rights to a group of indigenous people’s labor?
Encomienda System
What was the name of the first settlement established by the English in 1607?
Jamestown
What is a mutiny?
A revolt
What is capitalism?
An economic system in which investment is made with the purpose of profit
What was the name of the first European settlement in Africa?
Cape Town
What was the name of the female translator given to Cortes by the Tlaxcalans?
Dona Marina or La Malinche
Bonus 100 points: Malintze
What made French colonization of the Americas different from other European nations?
The French often traded and allied themselves with native groups instead of pushing them out of their own territory.
What is the name of the transatlantic trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas
The Triangular Trade
What are Tariffs?
Taxes on imported goods
What port city did the Ming Empire allow European traders into in China?
Guangzhou or Canton
Why did Pizarro lead an expedition to conquer the Incas?
He heard there was more gold in the Incan empire than anywhere else previously conquered.
What land did the Spanish control in North America?
Florida, Texas, much of Western America
Bonus 100 Points: Mexico
What was the name of the 2nd leg of the Triangular Trade?
The Middle Passage
What is inflation?
A sharp increase in the total amount of money available to a society
What does sovereign power mean?
The ability/power for a group of people to govern themselves.
How did the King of Spain govern his South American colonies?
Through the Council of the Indies as well as Viceroys
What were the results of the Seven Years War?
French give up their land in America; giving their land in Canada as well as land east of the Mississippi to England. They also had to give up the Louisiana territory to the Spanish.
What were some African kingdoms who benefited from the Triangular Trade?
The Asante and Oyo Kingdoms
What is the foundational idea behind mercantilism?
To maintain wealth a nation must export more than they import.