Colonization
Who was the European that landed in the Caribbean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Why were Europeans all of a sudden looking for a sea route?
Access to spices and goods in Eastern Asia - Silk routes shut down by Ottoman Turks
What historical event/time period came directly before the Age of Revolutions?
The Enlightenment
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus to travel here?
Spain
How did Christopher Columbus and following colonizers treat the people he encountered in the Americas?
forced to trade and follow Christianity, sold into slavery, killed
What three major revolutions have just occurred or are occurring in the year 1800?
'Merica, France, and Haiti
What countries settled in Central and South America?
Look at your map silly: Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and France.
What parts of culture were hurt or destroyed by the colonizing?
Well, all of it. Specifically social structures, language, history, customs, and religion.
What group of people lead the American revolution?
English colonial descendants
What treaty "split" South America into two parts for Spain and Portugal to colonize in 1494?
Treaty of Tordesillas
What economic system harkens back to Mother Countries setting up an economic market for themselves by settling a foreign land, stealing resources, and then selling them back to the people living there?
Mercantilism
What group of people lead the Haitian revolution?
Enslaved or formerly enslaved people