8th grade Wilson midterm U.S. History Chap. 2 "European Exploration of America"
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MIDDLE PASSAGE
middle leg of the triangular trade route that brought capruted Africans to the Americas to serve as slaves
MERCANTILISM
economic system that increased money in a country's treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade
ALL WATER ROUTE TO ASIA
by finding an all water route to asia it meant that the portuguese could now trade with Asia without having to deal with muslim or italian traders.
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
connects atlantic and pacific ocean for a shorter route to Asia, not practical because usually frozen.
SPANISH ARMADA
large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism
EXPLORING THE SOUTHWEST
Vazquez de Coronado explored southwest in hopes of finding the city of gold
CREOLES
2nd level of society in the Americas- people of spanish descent born in the colonies
FALL OF AZTEC EMPIRE
Aztec empire-cortes tries to gain controll by capruting emporor Montezuma II but fails then comes back with smallpox which wipes out the empire
FALL OF INCA EMPIRE
Inca empire- spanish here of incan riches and come to get them, inca go to meet spanish but spanish capture leader atahualpa, he gives the spanish gold to be set free but they kill him any way the empire collases and Pizzario claims the lands for spain
COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Western and Eastern hemispheres
DEPENDENCE OF AFRICAN SLAVES
america came to depend on slave labor, kings capture africans and traded them for european goods
OLAUDAH EQUIANO
sold into slavery at 11, later after buying slavery wrote about the beginnings of the middle passage
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