Key Terms
When a country settles and rules land far away
Colonization
Ocean journey enslaved Africans were forced to take
Middle Passage
What continent is Mexico in?
North America
What is the Middle Passage
One of the three routes -- Africa to the Americas.
Lands ruled by one nation
Empire
Trade routes connecting three continents
Triangular Trade
What continent is Panama in?
Central America
European countries explored and colonized the Americas seeking what? Pick two.
Gold and wealth
Land
Trade routes
Spread of Christianity
Original inhabitants of a region
Indigenous peoples
Forcing people to work without pay or freedom
Slavery
What continent is Brazil on?
South America
Who were the main colonizers? (two)
Portugal and Spain
Someone forced to work without pay or freedom
Enslaved person
Work people must do against their will
Forced Labor
What continent did the colonizers come from?
Europe
What ocean did the Triangular Trade run through?
The Atlantic
Buying and selling human beings
Slave Trade
Large farm growing crops for sale
Plantation
What continent did the enslaved come from?
Africa
What is the triangular trade?
Europe → Africa
Americas → Europe