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He was an English explorer who claimed that Spain's wealth was threatening the security of England. He also searched for the riches of the legendary Eldorado and popularized the use of tobacco.
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
These countries were involved with privateering and smuggling contraband goods from Spanish ships, which transformed New World Trade.
What are England, France, and the Netherlands?
Brazil and Jamaica cultivated this crop, which was highly sought after by pirates and merchants who traded slaves and tobacco against Spain's jurisdiction.
What is sugar (or sugarcane)?
This agreement divided newly discovered land between the Portuguese and Spanish Empire and was never accepted by other countries outside of the agreement. This restriction led to privateering, terrestrial conquest, and smuggling of Spanish goods and land.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This family in Cuba bought their freedom from slavery and eventually owned their own slaves while upholding the tradition of manumission.
Who is the Cosme family?
The Dutch settled in this colony (country) in the 17th century, establishing plantation belts that produced sugar, cotton, and rice. The disorderly colony had a labor force labor force consisting of African Americans they had bought in the New World Slave Trade.
What is Suriname?
The English, French, and Dutch were involved with these three scare tactics against the Spanish in order to prevail in economic trade.
What is privateering, smuggling, and terrestrial conquest?
Government-sponsored attacks and raids on foreign merchants and trading ports by traders was called this.
What is privateering?
This English hero, privateer, slave trader, and pirate failed to undermine Spain's control in Puerto Rico. His mission was succeeded by Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
This colony (country) was well-known for the small population of pirates and farmers who paved the way for the countries sugar and slavery business.
What is Jamaica?
The inheritance of the Spanish colonies led to an increase in maroon communities, which led to the creation of this group who hunted escaped maroons.
What is the black militia?
These were enslaved Africans captured for trade by Europeans and forced to work on plantations in New World. They created their own communities away from their primary colonies if they escaped.
Who are maroons?
These women acquired their freedom through manumission. Both accumulated large amounts of wealth after they were freed.
Who were Chica da Silva and Jacqueline Lemelle?
This colony created policies for slaves which provided them freedom in exchange for an education in Catholicism. Spain supported these policies because they were an effective countermeasure against the growing European slave trade.
What is Puerto Rico?
What caused the most problems for Spain, which led to the development of slavery in the Caribbean and Latin America?
What is European interference?
The act of an owner releasing his or her slaves voluntarily is called this.
What is manumission?