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APWH Unit 4
APWH Unit 4 1450-1750
Question | Answer |
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What is mestizo? | A person of mixed Spanish and indigenous descent |
What is the encomienda system? | A labor system in which natives worked in Spanish mines and fields in exchange for protection and Christian conversion |
How did Queen Nzinga resist the Portuguese conquest of Angola? | By mobilizing military resistance to the Portuguese |
What are maroons? | They are slaves who ran away and formed their own communities in remote areas |
The most valuable commodity for the Spanish in the Americas was | Minerals like silver and gold |
Why did the production of sugar differ from other agricultural commodities of the western hemisphere? | It required extensive processing to turn it into a profitable export |
Indentured servants who worked off their contracts in the colonies often | Wanted to become independent artisans or planters |
Most African slaves went to | The tropical and subtropical plantations of the Americas |
What were two major places where people mined silver in the Spanish Empire? | Zacatecas (Mexico) and Potosi (Peru) |
What did slaves in the Caribbean and Brazil plantations suffer from? | Tropical diseases and brutal conditions |
What did African slaves replace in the 17th century? | Indentured servants |
What did Kongo establish in relation to Portugal? | Diplomatic and commercial relations in 1482 |
What American food crops were introduced to Africa? | Manioc, maize, and peanuts |
Who did Kongo trade with to obtain items like textiles, weapons, and advisors? | The Portuguese |
Why was slavery becoming increasingly costly? | Slave revolts, the decline of sugar price, and manufacturing became more profitable |
What important cash crops were introduced to fertile lands of the Caribbean? | Sugar, tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton, and coffee |
How did European settlers in North America legally seize lands from the native North Americans? | They negotiated treaties |
How did Christianity reach sub-Saharan Africa? | Portuguese merchants |
Who was Hernan Cortés? | He led 450 men to conquer the Aztec Empire |
How did the slave trade affect Africa's societies? | Distorted sex ratios and uneven impact on different societies |