Conquistadors
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
Which 3 continents were involved in the triangle trade?
Europe, Africa, Americas
What boat did the Amistad Revolt occur on?
The Amistad
Which Spanish Explorer conquered the incas?
Francisco Pizzaro
What did European countries exchange with African countries for slaves?
Guns and other manufactured materials
What was the hardest part of the voyage for slaves?
The Middle Passage
What were the Spanish explorers looking for?
El Dorado
What are the five cash crops that were farmed in the Americas?
Which two European countries brought the MOST slaves from Africa to the New World?
Portugal and Spain
The emperor of the Aztecs was called?
Montezuma II
What British company had a monopoly on trade across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Virginia Company
What is the 2nd stop on the Atlantic Slave trade?
Trading Posts/Cape Coast Castle
Why were the Incas weak when Pizarro got there?
They had just gone through a civil war
What effect did the Triangle Trade have on the continent of Africa?
They lost a lot of men from the slave trade and their economies collapsed after the slave trade ended
Ghana