Section 2.1
Name the three G’s of exploration motivation
God, gold, and glory
What was the decline of the Encomienda System?
The Encomiendas started an army and began to fight back from the corrupt system
Name one thing that America gave to England?
Tobacco, molasses, indigo, rice, furs, whale oil, sugar, lumber
What is an economic policy that aims to increase a country’s wealth and power?
Mercantilism
What religion did prince henry the navigator try to convert people to?
Catholicism
How did Global Contact affect the lives of the Native Americans?
Many Natives died due to smallpox and other diseases after the Europeans came into their land.
What countries were involved in the Triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, the Americas
What was the parent country in mercantilism?
England
What did Christopher colombus want to discover when he sailed?
A passage to asia
Why was the Encomienda System used? (What was the exchange given between the encomiendas and the Spanish)?
The encomiendas gave Gold, goods, and labor while the Spanish in return gave protection from foreign tribes, taught them the Spanish language / Catholicism.
What was the middle passage?
It was the voyage of enslaved africans from Africa to the Americas across the atlantic
true or false: not a lot of countries used mercantilism
false
What did the treaty of tordesillas do?
It divided land between spain and portugal
What is the difference between Creoles and Peninsulares?
The Creoles were Spaniards born in America and the Peninsulares were Spaniards born in Spain
What did the Triangular Trade do?
It shaped series of Atlantic trade routes linking Europe, Africa and the americas
Did the countries want to import more or export more goods?
Export
Who actually did manage to reach india?
Vasco da gama
What are the SIX levels of the Casta System?
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Mulattos
Natives
Blacks
What is the middle passage?
Slaves shipped from to Americas in exchange for sugar, molasses and products on plantations
What is the main goal of mercantilism?
The main goal was to increase a nation’s wealth and power.