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He conquered the all-mighty Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortes
100
This was the trade route that transported African slaves to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage
100
An economic policy based on a nation exporting more goods than it imports
What is mercantilism
100
These were pirates who operated with the approval of European governments
What are privateers
100
These types of companies raised large amounts of capital
What are joint stock companies
200
He was the emperor of the Aztec empire; thought the arriving Spaniards were gods.
Who is Mocteczuma
200
These 3 English colonies were mainly set up as havens for persecuted religious groups.
What are Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania
200
Wheat and grapes were the first foods introduced to the Americas during this trade of goods
What is the Columbian Exchange
200
They were at the top of Spanish colonial society
What are peninsulares
200
The conquistadors captured this Inca ruler, to gain control of their empire
Who is Atahualpa
300
People who take financial risk for a profit.
Who are entrepreneurs
300
This French colony grew slowly because of the harsh winters
What is New France
300
The establishment of this, led to capitalist-owned factories of the Industrial Revolution
What is the putting-out system
300
Portugal claimed its empire of Brazil through this document
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494
300
The first leg of triangular trade brought these to Africa, in exchange for African slaves
What are European goods
400
He claimed much of present-day eastern Canada for France
Who is Jacques Cartier
400
This was the first supernatant English colony in North America.
What is Jamestown
400
This was the period in European history when rising inflation rose rapidly
What is the price revolution
400
This famous explorer exploited the Taino people and claimed their land for the Spanish king
Who is Christopher Columbus
400
The estimate of Africans who dies on the middle passage
What is 2 million
500
These were people who ruled Spain's colonies in the name of the Spanish monarchy
Who are viceroys
500
British gained control of this, after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, 1763.
What is Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi
500
A very brutal system used to subdue natives to lives of manual labor
What is encomienda
500
This set guidelines for governing the Plymouth Colony and was the first official written form of government in North America
What is the Mayflower Compact
500
Widespread inflation struck Europe in the 1500's, due to this
What is silver and gold from the Americas