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Describe what raw materials are.
the basic substances from which other materials are made. Examples: sugarcane and tobacco.
True or False: Magellan personally sailed all the way around the world.
False: He was killed by natives in the Philippines before he himself could complete the voyage.
The survivors of his crew managed to finish circumnavigating the world.
What is a colony?
An area ruled by a distant country
The goal of capitalism is ____.
to make a profit
What was the Roanoke Island colony?
A failed English settlement lasting only 10 months
What does the term circumnavigate mean?
to go all the way around
List 3 reasons why Europeans began to explore:
To spread ____.
Christianity
What is a charter?
a legal document granting rights to settle and rule land
Define the Columbian Exchange.
The exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the Old World and the New World
List 3 reasons why Europeans began to explore:
Desire for new trade routes to ____.
Asia
Capitalism is an economic system where ___ are in control of the economy.
private individuals
What are missionaries?
people who travel to another land to do religious work
What was the Jamestown colony?
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas
What did Vasco da Gama do that was important?
He was the first person to find a sea route to Asia
List 3 reasons why Europeans began to explore:
Advancements in _____.
Navigation
What did Christopher Columbus do that was important?
He discovered the New World by landing in the Bahamas
What did Ferdinand Magellan do that was important?
His voyage circumnavigated the globe (he went all the way around the earth on a ship)
Mercantilism is an economic system where ___ is in control of the economy.
the government
What did Ponce de Leon do that was important?
The first person to set foot in the US. While searching for the Fountain of Youth he explored and named Florida, claiming land for Spain
The goal of mercantilism is ___
getting more gold
Describe what manufactured goods are.
finished products made from raw materials
The Triangular trade had three parts (called legs).
What was the Second Leg?
Second leg/ middle passage- Enslaved people were brought from West Africa to the Americas to work on plantations.
The Triangular trade had three parts (called legs).
What was the First Leg?
First-leg- Manufactured goods were shipped from Europe to West Africa to trade for enslaved people
The Triangular trade had three parts (called legs).
What was the Third Leg?
Third leg- Raw materials from plantations were shipped from the Americas to Europe to be turned into manufactured goods