Explorers
He sailed for Spain in 1492 and is credited with "discovering" the New World.
Christopher Columbus
"We must bring the light of Christianity to these new lands."
God
The Columbian Exchange was the movement of these things between the Old World and the New World.
Plants, animals, people, diseases
The journey enslaved Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas was called this
Middle Passage
The Aztec Empire was located in this present-day country
Mexico
This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope to India
Vasco da Gama
“I claim this land in the name of Spain!”
Glory
The Triangular Trade of the Colombian Exchange connected these three areas of the world
Europe, Africa, Americas
This formerly enslaved African wrote a famous account describing the horrors of the Middle Passage
Olaudah Equiano
This empire in South America was conquered by Francisco Pizarro
Inca
He circumnavigated the globe (his crew finished the voyage even though he died in the Philippines)
Magellan
“The spices and treasures here will make our country rich.”
Gold
One major effect of the Columbian Exchange on Indigenous peoples in the Americas was this
Population decline due to disease
Name one condition enslaved people had to endure crossing the Atlantic ocean
Crammed below decks, little food, whippings, disease, lying in waste, hot temperatures
First permanent English colony in the Americas
Jamestown
He explored the area that became Canada and claimed it for France
Jacques Cartier
“Spreading the true faith is more important than any riches.”
God
Europeans gave Africans these in exchange for slaves
Firearms
How did some enslaved Africans attempt to end their suffering aboard slave ships?
Revolting against their masters, jumping overboard
Most significant Portuguese colony of the Americas, located in modern-day South America
Brazil
This Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
“Our king will be remembered forever for the new lands we discover.”
Glory
European nations wanted colonies so they could control trade and build wealth. This economic system said a country’s power depended on its gold and silver and a favorable balance of trade.
Mercantilism
What 3 main crops were enslaved Africans brought to the Americas to harvest?
Sugar, cotton, tobacco
The line dividing Spanish and Portuguese lands in the New World was created in this treaty
Treaty of Tordesillas