Columbian Exchange
The Spanish conquest of Latin America was a trading culture called what?
The Columbian Exchange
Successful Cubans such as business owners, teachers, doctors, and others did not like their property being taken. Where did many successful Cubans go to?
Florida
In 1492, where did Columbus land?
“New World.”
Where does the name Latin America come from?
The fact that Spanish, Portuguese and French came from the Latin language.These languages are called Romance Languages because they all came from medieval [out-of-date] Latin dialects [languages] spoken in areas of Europe
What is Brazils poverty?
The level of rural poverty is over 50%.8
The European explorers brought diseases such as?
smallpox, measles, whooping cough, and influenza
What happened in the late 1950s that set up a communist government?
Fidel Castro led an army of rebels and defeated the corrupt government against a dictator Fulgencio Batista); the “Cuban Revolution”, setting up a communist government.
The “New World.” opened the door for the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave trade. Explain what happened.
Spanish adventurers and conquistadors arrived in the Americas throughout the following years, enslaving Native Americans to search for gold and silver. Natives were weakened by disease, malnutrition, and Spanish cruelty. As the Native American population decreased, the Spanish government turned to African slaves to replace the enslaved Native workforce.
Why do most Latin American countries speak Spanish?
Spain built an empire in most Latin American countries.
In a region of nearly 650 million people, why do one in five live in chronic poverty?
This is due largely to a regional lack of high-quality, high-skill employment opportunities as well as insufficient investment in and access to education.
The indigenous populations did not have immunity to these diseases and many died. How many did they estimate?
They died by the millions (estimated at 80% of the population).
Why did the U.S. declared war on Spain?
To help the people gain freedom from Spanish rule and to protect sugarcane plantations owned by American businesses.
When did the first African slaves arrived in the Americas off of Portuguese ships?
Around 1520
What is Latin America’s dominant religion
Roman Catholicism. Over 90% of people in the region claim to be Catholic. Catholic values and attitudes are part of life in almost every country in Latin America.
Where is the Cocaine production most pronounced?
Its most pronounced in the Andean region of South America (i.e., Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia), with Central America (particularly Guatemala) and Mexico serving as the corridor through which the trade is funneled into the United States.
The Columbian Exchange caused an increase in what?
It increased food production which helped to increase human populations.
The U.S. won the war, and Spain gave up 2 colonies. What were they?
Cuba and Puerto Rico
When did Pope Nicholas V issued a series of papal bulls that granted Portugal the right to enslave sub-Saharan Africans?
In 1452 and 1455
The American Indians [indigenous people] married Spanish people. What were they called?
Mestizos were the people of mixed European and Indian ancestry.
What has contributed to an unprecedented surge in unaccompanied Central American minors entering the U.S. since 2011?
Government corruption, minimal job and education opportunities, and narcotics-driven gang violence
Give 3 examples of foods and animals that were brought Europe and Latin America
Vegetables like corn, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and cacao beans.
Livestock like cattle, pigs, and sheep.
This new communist government consisted of what?
This government consisted of a command economy and a unitary governance
When was slavery abolished in Europe and Latin America?
Slavery was abolished in Europe in the 19th century, yet it lasted in Latin America until the 1880’s, mainly in Cuba and Brazil.
The Europeans also married black slaves that were brought to Latin America from Africa. What were they called?
Mulattoes are people of mixed black & European descent.
What are the U.S.-backed efforts to inhibit regional drug trafficking called and why have they been marginally successful?
The Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) and Plan Colombia, have only been marginally successful, due in large part to government corruption and collusion with the various drug cartels of the region.