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Encounter & Conquest
Encounter & Conquest/ African Slave Trade/ Columbian Exchange (Pop Quiz ??)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Spain justified claiming new lands on 4 grounds. What were these 4 grounds? | -to spread its religion -national unity -to enhance Spain's international power -to compete with Portugal for trade, territory, and glory. |
| What motivated the conquistadors? | -wealth -bringing national glory to their country -spread Christianity. |
| What lands did Cortes and Pizzaro conqueror? The names of the natives they conquered? | Cortés: Conquered the Aztec Empire (Mexico), defeating the Aztec people. Pizarro: Conquered the Inca Empire (Peru), defeating the Inca people |
| What was the name given to those representatives of the King in the New World? What were their responsibilities? | -viceroyalties. -They would faithfully carry out the orders given by their superiors. |
| What was the “economedia” system? Whom did this system benefit? | -The “economedia” system gave the Spaniards the right to force Native Americans to work on the haciendas. -Benefited Spanish Conquistadors |
| 2 approaches that African slave traders took in transporting Africans to the Americas. | 1) European slave traders, used Atlantic slave trading approach to bring Africans to the Americas. 2) European slave traders worked for profit they traded rum, cloth, and especially guns to African traders in exchange for enslaved Africans. |
| What is meant by the term “Middle Passage”? | Middle passage is meant under both systems, slaved endured the Atlantic crossing known as the Middle Passage under horrific conditions. |
| What are some differences between slaves in Africa and slaves in the Americas? | -Slaves in Africa =captured in warfare -slaves in Africa weren’t considered to be property or racially (less value) -Slaves could marry, own property & earn their freedom after a certain period of time. |
| ome of the ways in which the African slave trade impacted African kingdoms and people? | - break down traditional social structures -warfare guns -introduction of crops by Europeans brought devastating diseases -Communities lost huge numbers of their healthiest ppl |