Slavery
What was the first European group to enslave Africans
What two groups came over from Spain to the Americas? (good for 2)
Priests and Conquistadors
Who do we often credit with finding the Americas for the Europeans?
Christopher Columbus
What did Europeans mainly use America as a source for?
Raw materials
Who did Columbus meet on the island where he landed?
Indigenous peoples
(double the points if say the specific name)
Why did they stop using Natives as slaves
They kept dying from European diseases
What were conquistadors known for?
Exploring and taking lands in the Americas for Spain
What was the most lethal thing Europeans brought to Native Americans?
Disease
What was the main interest for the French in the Americas?
Beaver
Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover America? (True or False)
false
The leg of the journey that brought Africans from their homeland directly to the British colonies was known as
middle passage
What was Hernán Cortés known for?
Conquering the Aztec Empire
What ship allowed for easy sailing that could be used for long distance traveling
Carvel
Which European nations came over to America? (good for 4
English
French
Spain
Dutch
Who were the Pilgrims who came over?
English settlers seeking religious freedom
Why did Africans become involved as slaves?
Native American slaves died off from European diseases and Africa was close
Who were the conquistadors?
Spanish explorers and soldiers
What are the giant ocean vortexes that explorers used to sail across the seas
Gyres
What was the main product produced in Jamestown?
Tobacco
How did tobacco help the English colony at Jamestown survive?
It gave the MONEEEEYYYY!
What occurred to enslaved individuals who made the journey and came ashore in the Americas?
They were forced into labor
How did Hernan Cortez conquer nations in the Americas?
by giving them European diseases
Which nation did Columbus sail for?
Spain
What happened between the English and the Dutch?
The English seized Dutch territories
What was the encomienda system?
A system where natives were forced to work for Spanish settlers