Columbus
Columbus was trying to find this when he set sail in 1492
New route to India
He was the first person to sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
This was the first English colony in North America
Jamestown
This animal was adopted by the Plain Indians (among others) as a new means of transport
Horses
Early modern slavery in the Americas was based on this
Race or African descent
In his journal, Columbus constantly expresses a desire to find this precious resource
Gold
He conquered the Aztec Empire for the Spanish
Hernando Cortes
This colony was founded by English Puritans fleeing persecution
Plymouth
These two crops became staple foods in the Old World
Corn, potatoes
The dangerous and deadly journey of slaves across the Atlantic
Middle Passage
Columbus called the Native Americans he met this
Indians (los indios)
This divided the New World between Spain and Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
The English took over this city from the Dutch
New York/New Amsterdam
Caused the deaths of millions of Native Americans
Disease
The system of exchange goods, slaves, and raw materials across the Atlantic
Triangular trade
They sponsored Columbus' first voyage
Ferdinand & Isabella
Pizarro captured the ruler of this empire and brought it under Spanish rule
Inca Empire
Native Americans and English settlers were often in conflict because of this
Expansion of land and population
A corporation that sells shares, limiting the liability of their investors (example: the Virginia Company)
Joint-stock company
Most slaves did this kind of work
Field work growing cash crops
In his journal, Columbus expresses his belief that it would be easy to do these two things to the "Indians"
Enslave them, Christianize them
This Dominican friar opposed the brutal treatment of Native Americans
Bartolome de las Casas
New France was mainly inhabited by these two groups
Missionaries, fur traders
Economic system based on high exports, low imports, and controlling the flow of hard currency (specie)
Merantilism
A large farm worked by many slaves
Plantation