Slave Trade
What is the main reason for the expansion of the slave trade?
Europeans started depending on enslaved people for labor in new colonies.
What are the three continents invovled in the triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What crops were introduced from the Americas to Europe?
Corn and potatoes
What is a plantation?
A large estate.
What is another word for tax on imports or exports?
Tariff
What was the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on some African states?
Some African states gained wealth and power by participating in slave trading.
How did slaves contribute to the economies of the Americas?
They provided labor for plantations and other economic activities.
How did the Columbian Exchange affect global cities?
It diversified diets by introducing new foods.
What do they call someone sent to do religious work in a territory?
Missionary
What word describes a person who organizes and manages his or her own business?
Entrepreneur
Describe the third leg of the triangular trade.
American goods were sold in Europe.
What was traded in exchange for enslaved Africans?
European goods
What was one economic effect of the commercial revolution?
Prices rose as money, silver, and gold became available.
What is the name for the leg of the triangular trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Inflation
Why was the death rate so high during the Middle Passage?
Africans died of diseases and mistreatment.
Explain how merchants benefited from the triangular trade.
They profited from the sale of enslaved people and goods exchanged.
Describe the role of entrepreneurs during the Commercial Revolution.
They organized and managed businesses, taking risks for profit.
What is the word that means complete control of a product or business by one person or a group?
What is the period of European economic expanison that included growth of capitalism, banking, and investing.
Commercial Revolution
What was a long-term impact of the slave trade on societies in Africa?
Some societies grew in power and wealth, while others were decimated(killed or destroyed) due to loss of poplulation.
What was the outcome for many port cities due to the slave trade?
They grew economically and became significant trading hubs.
What set off the chain of events that affected the world?
The european voyages of exploration in the 1500s and 1600s.
What is another word for revolt?
Mutiny
What is the period in European history when inflation rose rapidly?
Price revolution