Colonization of Americas
What two European countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas to divide the New World?
Spain and Portugal
What was one major cause of population decline among indigenous people after European arrival?
Disease
Why did Europeans begin using enslaved Africans in the New World?
To replace indigenous people who died from disease
Which two languages are most commonly spoken in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
Which country once colonized Australia and Canada?
England/United Kingdom
Name 1 major reason did Spain and Portugal colonize Latin America?
To gain wealth, spread Christianity, OR gain popularity
How did Aboriginal people respond to British colonization?
They violently fought back against the British.
Who was mainly doing the plantation labor in the Americas?
Enslaved Africans
What colonial powers (countries) influenced language in Latin America?
Spain and Portugal
What type of government do Australia and Canada have today?
Parliamentary democracy
What modern country speaks Portuguese because of colonization?
Brazil
TRUE OR FALSE: The Aboriginal population got significantly smaller after colonization.
TRUE
Did the transatlantic slave trade increase or decrease after disease spread among Native Americans?
It increased
What was the name for the line created by the pope that separated South America for Spain and Portugal.
Line of Demarcation
In a parliamentary democracy, who is usually the head of government?
The Prime Minister
Who conqured the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
What happened to the languages of indigenous Australians after colonization?
Replaced by English
What is one crop that contributed to the rise of slavery in the New World?
Any of these would work: Sugarcane, Tobacco, Rice, or Cotton
What is the major religion in Latin America due to colonization?
Roman Catholicism
Who chooses the Prime Minister in a parliamentary democracy?
Parliament/members of the legislative branch
What did Pizarro do after capturing the Inca leader Atahualpa, even after receiving gold and silver?
He executed him
Why did Aboriginal Australians have such high death rates after European contact?
No immunity/protection
What are valuable plants called? (these valuable plants were the foundation for colonization).
Cash Crops
Name 1 way colonization impacted culture.
Language OR religion changed
Name 2 characteristics of a parliamentary democracy.
- Prime Minister is head of government
- citizens vote for Parliament