Early Asian Exploration and Trade
This European country challenged Portugal's dominance of the Asian spice trade in the 1600s.
What is the Dutch East Indies Company
Ships heading to this country from China during the coolie trade took a westward route through the Indian Ocean, around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, and then across the Atlantic.
What is Cuba
What were some occupations held by Asians in New Spain and the early United States?
What is Occupations included fishermen, farmers, laborers, and craftsmen.
Who is the Chinese general credited with fighting in all three wars for Cuban independence and becoming a lieutenant colonel?
Who is Bu, the chinese general
How did the global debate over race and labor related to the coolie trade impact Chinese immigration to the United States in the 1860s?
What is U.S polices leading to exclusion of chinese labor
What century did the Chinese navigator Zheng He command seven expeditions to explore the waters of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean?
What is Fifteenth century
How many Manila galleons traveled across the Pacific between Manila and Acapulco from 1565 to 1815?
What is 110 Manila galleons
By the 1920s, what percentage of the populations in Trinidad and British Guiana did South Asians represent?
What is 33 percent (Trinidad) and 42 percent (British Guiana)
What was the name of the first recorded Chinese woman to arrive in the United States in 1834
Who is Afong Moy?
How did tea from China play a role in the opening acts of the American Revolution?
What is Tea from China symbolized the tensions and eventual protest movement that led to the American Revolution.
What Italian merchant journeyed throughout the Middle East and Asia over a twenty-four-year period in the thirteenth century?
Who is Marco Polo
What goods were typically brought to New Spain by the Manila galleons?
What is Porcelain, spices, fabrics, and more
What was a common reason why South Asian indentured laborers chose to remain in the Americas instead of returning home after their contracts ended?
What is economic opportunities or being in intercaste marriages.
What were the names of two former Chinese coolies credited with establishing Havana's Chinatown around the market plaza in the early 1870s?
Who is Chung Leng and Lan Si Ye
Describe the impact of the China trade on the early United States economy and society.
What is expanding the early United States economy and connecting global trade networks.
What was the solution that British traders found to address the trade imbalance with China in the 1800s?
What is Opium import from British India
What were some of the horrific recruitment and transportation practices during the Chinese coolie trade to this Portuguese-controlled location in Asia?
What is Barbarous recruitment practices in Macao.
What relationships did the residents of St. Malo maintain with the larger Filipino community in New Orleans?
What is Residents of St. Malo maintained relationships with the larger Filipino community in New Orleans through communication and financial support.
Who was Mirrha-Catarina de San Juan and what impact did she have in Mexico?
Who is Mirrha-Catarina de San Juan was an abducted holy woman in Mexico who became a respected healer and visionary?
In what way did British traders challenge the Chinese government's strict control over trade during the Opium Wars?
What is opium to increase their tea exports
Describe the impact of European exploration on Asia's history of maritime exploration and trade.
What is The European exploration impacted Asia's history of maritime exploration and trade by connecting the two regions and influencing trade routes.
How did the Manila galleon trade contribute to the economy and trade networks of the Americas and Asia?
The Manila galleon trade contributed to the economy and trade networks by facilitating the exchange of goods between Asia and the Americas.
How did the "Manila men" in the United States carve out a strong community for themselves?
What is The "Manila men" established a strong community through mutual support, trade, and cultural connections with other Asian settlers.
What was the significance of Afong Moy's exhibit in the United States in the early nineteenth century?
Who is Afong Moy's exhibit highlighted the exoticism and perceived inferiority of the Chinese in the early nineteenth century.
Explain the cultural significance of la china poblana in Mexican history.
What is La china poblana symbolized Mexican womanhood and cultural heritage, reflecting both indigenous and mestiza influences.