SLAVERY & LABOR
What was one factor that contributed to the growth of the slave trade in North America?
The demand for labor on plantations and farms.
Which Native American group lived in the Arctic and used seal fur and blubber?
What was one reason Europeans wanted to explore new trade routes in the 1400s?
They wanted to find new routes to Asia and gain access to valuable goods and trade.
What was a Spanish conquistador?
A Spanish explorer and conqueror involved in Spain's expansion in the Americas.
What does the term "cultural exchange" mean?
The sharing or movement of ideas, foods, animals, technologies, people, and diseases between different cultures.
Why did European colonists seek enslaved labor?
They wanted a large and forced labor supply for agriculture and other work.
Which group lived on the Plains, hunted buffalo, and lived in tepees?
The Lakota
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
Vasco da Gama
Name one Spanish conquistador.
Hernán Cortés or Francisco Pizarro.
Name one thing that Europeans brought to the Americas.
Possible answers include horses, cattle, wheat, or diseases or slaves.
What types of work did enslaved people often perform?
Agricultural labor and other physically demanding work.
Which group built longhouses and practiced farming?
Eastern Woodlands (Iriquois)
Which explorer is associated with finding a sea route around the southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which powerful empire was conquered by Hernán Cortés?
The Aztecs
Name one food or crop from the Americas that spread to other parts of the world.
Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, or other crops originating in the Americas.
Why did the growth of plantations increase the demand for enslaved labor?
Plantations required large numbers of workers to produce crops, creating demand for forced labor
Why did different Native American groups develop different ways of living?
They adapted their lifestyles to the environments and resources where they lived.
Why were new trade routes important to European nations?
New routes could provide access to valuable goods and increase wealth and trade.
Which powerful empire was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?
The Incas
Give one positive and one negative effect of cultural exchange during the Age of Exploration.
Positive: New foods, crops, animals, or technologies spread between regions.
Negative: Diseases spread and caused devastating population losses among Native Americans.
Why didn't colonists just enslave the native americans? (Why did the colonists import slaves from Africa?)
A lot of native americans died of disease, and there were not enough of them to work on the plantations that were getting larger.
Compare the Inuit, Lakota, and Iroquois. How did each group adapt to its environment?
Imagine you are a European ruler in the 1400s. Give two reasons you might support exploration.
Varied Answers
The Spanish were often outnumbered when fighting powerful Native American empires. Name two factors that helped the Spanish conquer these empires.
Why can cultural exchange be considered both helpful and harmful?
It introduced new foods, crops, animals, and ideas to different societies, but it also spread diseases and contributed to suffering, conflict, and exploitation.