Columbus
Columbus 2
Slavery
Slavery 2
Inequality
100
They were the original inhabitants of Hispaniola
Who are the Taino?
100
A food that became popular in Ireland and Europe and contributed to population growth, but originated in the Americas
What is the potato?
100
Slaves were brought to the Americas because the Europeans needed it.
What is labor?
100
It's a type of slavery where the enslaved person must work to try to pay off a debt.
What is bonded labor?
100
It's the total value of all of your possessions minus any debts you have.
What is net worth?
200
They funded Columbus' journey to the Americas
Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
200
It was the transmission of non-native plants, animals and microorganisms between the Americas and Afroeurasia beginning in 1492.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
200
It's one of the main crops slaves worked to produce.
What is sugar?
200
It's a type of slavery where people are bought, sold and owned like property.
What is chattel slavery?
200
It's the difference between white and non-white families in terms of their average net worth.
What is the racial wealth gap?
300
Columbus' diary makes it clear, he was looking for this
What is gold?
300
As many as 90% died as a result of disease.
What are Americans?
300
Most slaves brought from Africa went to these two places.
What are Brazil and the Caribbean Islands?
300
It's the most common estimate for how many people live in slavery today.
What is 27 million?
300
It is a statement that you are going to prove. It must be arguable.
What is a claim?
400
Europeans needed their own because most of the existing ones were controlled by Muslims and Asians
What are trade routes?
400
It was the political and economic system that dominated Europe at the time of Columbus' sailing. (not the system of empire)
What is feudalism?
400
They were runaway slave communities in Brazil.
What are quilombos?
400
It's about how many people were enslaved and brought across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade?
What is 12-15 million?
400
It's the governmental agency largely responsible for the creation of the racial wealth gap after WWII.
What is the FHA (Federal Housing Administration)?
500
It made the conquering of the Americas much easier for Europeans.
What is disease?
500
They made up most of the population of Europe and occupied the lower class on the feudal pyramid.
What are peasants?
500
It was developed by slave communities to defend themselves and was practiced on plantations.
What is capoiera?
500
It's the name given to the trade of slaves from Africa, raw materials from the Americas and guns and manufactured goods from Europe.
What is the triangle trade?
500
It is the average annual family income for 90% of people in the United States.
What is about $29,000?
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