European Countries in the New World
Which five European states began exploring in the 16th and 17th centuries?
France, England, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands
How did the Europeans view property?
Private Property
This was the name for a series of conflicts between the Indians of the Northeast in the 17th century over the fur trade.
Iroquois Beaver Wars
Provide three goods transported from the New World to the Old World.
tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco, corn, cacao
This the name for land/title grants to conquistadors in the Early Modern Era.
Encomiendas
What is one of the four rights granted Charter Companies?
1.Negotiate with local rulers (Africa, India, etc.)
2. Collect and distribute land
3. Formulate and administer basic justice (according to mother country laws)
4. Hire soldiers for trade and colony protection
Which three European states established colonies on the East Coast?
British, French, and Dutch
Name of the large Native American Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy
Which side was aided by the French
The Algonquian
Provide three goods transported from the Old World to the New World.
rice, wheat, okra, coffee, sugar, and domesticated animals
This is the name of the feudal rulers of these land grants.
Encomienderas
What were two negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange?
The slave trade and the spread of disease.
What was the name of the type of companies who were allowed to settle colonies for their mother country?
charter companies
Which tribe was the dominant tribe in the aforementioned Confederacy?
The Mohawk Tribe
Which Side one the aforementioned war?
The Iroquois, who were aided by the British and the Dutch
What was the name of the exchange of these goods in the 16 th century?
Columbian Exchange
This is the name of the individual ranches, mines, and plantations on these land grants.
haciendas
What was the name given to people who paid for their passage from the Eastern Hemisphere with hard labor when they arrived in the New World?
‘indentured servants’
This is the practice of establishing overseas colonies to provide wealth and resources to the mother countries.
colonialism
What type of society was established under this tribe with females at the top of society?
matriarchal
Which conflict was fought from 1675-1678 as colonists and Indians began to dispute ownership of land?
Kings Phillips War
What was one of the most lucrative endeavors Indians could pursue
The Fur Trade
Define the two types of Europeans in the Spanish New World
Penninsulares – Europeans born in Spain/Portugal
Creoles – children of the Europeans born in the Americas
Since most American goods were farmed or mined, which type of labor was incredibly important to European empire profit
slave labor
Name four companies that were allowed to settle colonies for their mother country
British East India, Dutch East India, London,
and Virginia Companies
How did Indians view property?
did not recognize private property instead operating on a common land philosophy moving where they needed for resources
What was the treaty that ended the conflict?
Treaty of Casco Bay
Name of the three part trade system between the Americas, Europe, and Africa
Triangular Trade
Provide, in order from most-to-least esteemed, the racial hierarchy established in the Spanish New World
Peninnsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattos, Zambos
What was the name of the new European economic policy/technique for colonial empires?
Mercantilism