Slave Trade
Journey of slaves from Africa to America
Middle Passage
Which two countries were the first to expand in the time period 1500-1800?
Portugal and Spain
who where the conquistadors?
Spanish Individuals who conquered the Americas.
What type of of political systems did the African population have?
Purely tribal clans.
who pushed the Portuguese out of the spice trade?
Dutch
The pattern of triangular trade connected what countries and continents?
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the American Continents.
Spain and Portugal resolved their issues of ownership of newly discovered territories with what?
Line of Demarcation.
According to the line of demarcation most of what land did the Spanish claim?
The Americas.
What religious influences in North and West Africa came from?
Islam.
How did most slaves die?
Overworked, starved, diseases
The primary market for African slaves was where?
Southwest Asia
America was named after this man.
Amerigo Vespucci
What did the Spanish Encomienda allow the Spanish to do?
To be able to turn the native Americans into slaves.
What religion was most of Spain?
Catholicism.
What ocean did the Portuguese sail through, What ocean did Spain sail through?
Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean.
An estimated _______ slaves were exported during the 16th century.
275,000
Conquistadors
What conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortez
Which form of government became common in Africa after European influence?
Monarchy.
How were slaves from Africa obtained by Europeans?
African slave merchants.
The biggest source of slaves during the 15th century, most slaves were what?
Prisoners of war
Chief motives for European expansion.
God, glory, and Gold.
How much did the populations of mexico drop because of the Spanish?
What was used as visible evidence of unity between the African states?
A golden state.
What is a colony?
a settlement of people living in a new territory.