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In which year did the British Empire abolish Slavery?
1833
Why did the Spanish bring enslaved Africans to the Americas in the sixteenth century?
Which product from Southeast Asia was especially important to Europeans?
Spices
Before the 15th Century, how did most people in Africa become slaves?
Prisoners of War
What was an effect of the Colombian Exchange on Europe?
Potatoes became a food staple and contributed to population growth.
What effects did the Spanish have on the Aztec empire?
Many Aztecs died of diseases like smallpox, and the Aztec Empire Collapsed.
What were the 2 Primary reasons France colonized Canada?
The Fur Trade, and Farming (Cash Crops)
Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas Signed?
To prevent conflict over territorial claims between Spain and Portugal.
The Astrolabe contributed to European exploration by making it possible for sailors to...
Measure Latitude using the sun or stars.
Which European Export most impacted the Native Americans of the Great Plains?
Horses
The key motivations behind the European exploration of the globe are sometimes simplified into the Phrase for "________, glory, and God."
Gold
The Exchange of Plants, Animals and Diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres became known as what?
The Columbian Exchange
In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded which city?
Quebec
The Economic Impact of the Renaissance that resulted in rapid expansion of European Economies was known as?
The Commerical Revolution
In 1664, the English seized the Dutch Colony, "New Netherland" and renamed it...
New York
The first permanent French trading post in the Americas had the sole purpose of making money by trading what?
Animal Furs, called Pelts