Power, Wealth and Morality
What is power?
Control or influence over others.
Who did Columbus sail for?
Spain
Name one positive effect of the Columbian Exchange.
New crops and technologies improved life and diets.
Name the three regions of the 13 Colonies.
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
What were Coverture Laws?
Laws saying a married woman’s legal rights were “covered” by her husband.
What is wealth?
Money, land, or resources.
What was Columbus trying to find?
A route to India for gold, land, and spices.
Name one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange.
The spread of diseases and increase in slavery.
Which region relied most on enslaved labor?
The Southern Colonies.
Under Coverture, what couldn’t women do?
Own property, sign contracts, or vote.
What is morality?
Ideas about right and wrong.
What did Columbus want to do besides gain wealth?
To spread Christianity.
How did the Columbian Exchange affect wealth?
It brought wealth through trade to Europe.
What did New England do to gain wealth?
Fishing, trading.
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
People were accused of witchcraft and many were executed based on false claims.
How did power shape the way Europeans treated Indigenous peoples?
They controlled natives through armies, land ownership, and forced labor.
What happened to the Indigenous peoples because of Columbus’s voyages?
They faced disease, enslavement, and loss of land.
How did the Columbus Exchange bring questions about morality?
It relied on slavery and led to increase trade of slaves.
Name a state in the Middle Colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
What does the Salem Witch Trials teach us about fear and justice?
Fear can lead to unfair treatment and injustice.
How did wealth affect European actions toward Indigenous peoples?
Europeans sought gold, land, and trade opportunities, forced the Natives for labor.
How did Columbus’s voyages show power and morality?
He used power for conquest, ignoring moral concerns about Indigenous suffering.
Name ALL 5 things that were traded during the Columbian exchange.
Plants, animals, technology, diseases and animals
Name a state in the New England Colonies.
Connetticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
How does the Salem Witch trials show a conflict between morality?
Authorities and court officials abused their power as well as townspeople. Ignored fair trials and reasoning.