Nation-States
What are 3 European countries that participated in the colonization of the Americas?
Dutch, Portugal, Spanish, British, French, Russia
Port Royal, Nova Scotia is the first settlement of which European country?
France
What were the conditions of the Slave ships?
Horrible - tightly packed ships, treated like cargo, diseases run rampant (dead bodies thrown overboard)
Which revolutionary movement, did NOT happen in North/South America?
French Revolution
Which European country focused on positive relationship with Natives?
French - traded fur
Would Japan or the United States be considered a nation-state?
Japan
What was the connection between European diseases and God?
God whipped out the Native Americans with diseases because they are not Christian.
Why were the British focused on the Caribbeans in the 17th century?
Sugarcane - highly profitable
Which revolutionary movement had the popular phrase "no taxation without representation"?
American Revolution
What cash crop was grown in South America when gold/silver mines ran out?
Sugarcane
What are TWO similarities that might be used to group nation-states?
religion, language, culture, economic
What was the Spanish AND English motivation for exploration?
Spanish - Gold (economic pursuits and wealth)
English - God (religious freedom/better life)
How did slave trade negatively affect African kingdoms/nations?
African kingdoms/nations lost large number of people which would result in loss of culture and money.
In which revolutionary movement did priest Miguel Hidalgo call upon the poor to rise up?
Mexican Revolution
Which religious group led the English Civil War?
Puritans
How did the French and British styles of government differ?
French - Absolute Monarchy
English - Constitutional/Limited Monarchy
How did Natives view land ownership? How did the English view land ownership?
Natives - Public Land
English - Private Land
Despite the Trans-Atlantic slave trade ending in 1807/9, how did the numbers of slave continue to increase after?
Natural Increase- slave masters would force enslaved women to have multiple kids to increase population
Which revolutionary movement is often described as the most popular slave revolt?
Haitian Revolution
The following quote "this is our land, go somewhere else" was said by which European group directed towards Native Americans?
British/English
What is at least one cause of the English Civil War in the 1640s?
Political - Wanted to remove the absolute monarch King Charles I
Religious - Wanted to purify the Catholic Church of practices that do not align with the bible
What is the difference between Spanish and English method of ruling in the Americas?
Spanish - Direct Rule (Spanish crown)
English - Indirect rule (self-governance)
Why would plantation owners choose to work slaves to death rather than treat them better?
Cheaper to import more slaves than to treat the slaves better
American, French, Haitian and Mexican revolution all had what in common?
Citizens having more individual rights OR All resulted in a major change in government
What was the most famous and successful slave revolt?
Haitian Revolution