European Empires
This European empire controlled the east coast of what would become America. They must have really loved the woh'er.
What is England?
A country or area of land controlled by a government or group that is far away from the area.
What is a colony?
This empire controlled what is now America.
England.
We wouldn't have French fries without this plant that originally came from South America.
What is the potato?
This European empire controlled much of what is Canada today, and they loved their nice, warm furs.
What is France?
This is a strong nation or government that controls a large area of land and a large number of people.
What is an empire?
This empire controlled what is now Mexico.
Spain.
This geometrically named route described what merchants traded between Europe, Africa, and the New World.
What is the Triangular Trade route?
This European empire controlled much of what are now South and Central America, and used the encomienda system, which gave legal permission to take indigenous people's land and use them as slaves.
What is Spain?
These two words are related to trade; one means to buy goods from outside the country and bring them in, and the other means to sell goods to other countries and ship them out.
What are export and import?
The city of New Orleans was originally controlled by this empire.
What is the French empire?
It wasn't war or lack of food that killed most indigenous people after the arrival or Europeans, it was this.
What is disease?
This European empire controlled what is now Brazil, and were the first empire to import slaves from Africa.
What is Portugal?
These people signed contracts agreeing to work for free for a certain number of years in exchange for a boat trip to the New World.
What are indentured servants?
This city, where Mr. Colin used to live, was originally called "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula," when it was controlled by Spain.
What is Los Angeles?
The New World produced a lot of raw material, such as cotton, metals, tobacco, and crops, but Europe produced more of these.
What are manufactured goods?
This European empire controlled the colony of New Amsterdam, which is now New York City.
What is the Netherlands?
This group of people wanted to practice their strict version of Christianity freely and away from people they saw as bad, or as sinners.
Who were the Puritans?
This Southeast Asian nation was controlled by Spain, then by England, then Spain again, then America, before gaining its independence.
What are the Philippines?
This is an economic idea that says that nations should control trade, and should export more things than they import, in order to become richer and stronger countries.
What is mercantilism?