explorers
SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE IN 1492
who is Christopher Columbus?
Know for their settler and plantation colonies
What is England?
something that is bought
What is an import?
The places that goods were dropped of at in the triangular trade
What was the Caribbean, West Africa, North America, & Europe?
People who were sold to the Europeans for plantation labor
Who were slaves?
the 16th century Spanish soldiers who conquered the civilizations of Mexico & Central America
Who is a conquistador?
The one who started slavery and their colonies were in south america on the east side
What is Portugal?
something that is sold
What is an export?
Raw materials such as sugar, cotton, tobacco, fur, indigo, molasses
What was the leg from the Caribbean to Europe
Things that were grown on plantations that were shipped back to the motherlands to be sold and/or consumed
What was cash crops?
Claimed land in North America for England
Who is John Cabot?
Colonies were located on the west side of south america and central america
What is Spain?
Exports are worth more than the worth of imports
What is a favorable balance of trade?
Manufactured goods such as weapons, irons, and cloths
What was the leg from Europe to West Africa?
According to Europeans, the most important part of trade with Africa
Who were slaves?
Claimed land near the Hudson Bay for the English
who is Henry Hudson?
They had trading posts and were located mostly in canada
What is France?
Imports and exports are conducted by the government
What is Mercantilism?
Enslaved Africans, gold, salt, and pepper also known as the Middle passage
What was the leg from West Africa to The Caribbean?
When Europeans began to enslave Africans
What was the Atlantic slave trade?
Established a colony in the St. Lawrence River Valley
who is Samuel de Champlain?
Usually excluded when people talk about who settled in the new lands
What is Netherlands?
People have control over their resources and trade
What is capitilisim?
RUM
What was the leg from The Caribbean to West Africa
some problems Africans encountered after the slave trade began
Loss of workers, families and communities were separated, and population decreased