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history ch. 20

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1 How many weeks did it take the crew members to spot an island, in the bahamas? 12 weeks
2 what did they rename the island they claimed for spain? san salvador
3 who lived on it before they claimed it as theirs? the taino
4 out of magellan's 230 men, how many returned in spain in 1522? only 18 men returned
5 out of 5 ships, how many returned? only 1 ship returned
6 who was the conqueror that conquered the incans in 1532? pizzaro
7 what was the name of the incas emperor? atahualpa
8 the definition of a mestizo a mixed european and native american race
9 what did the spanish want to steal from the naive americans? gold and silver
10 encomienda (what spanish made native americans do so they could steal their wealth) the system under which natives farmed ranched and mined for spanish landlords.
11 how were the natives to be treated, according to the spanish authoriteis? fairly and they were to be christianized.
12 who was the most famous english privateer? sir francis drake
13 who was the first captain to sail around the world? francis drake
14 when did the armada reach the southwest coast of england? july 29th, 1588
15 what did the crippling of spain do to england? it ensured that england would be the dominant naval force in the atlantic ant it opened the way for the rest of europe to venture to the americas.
16 where was the first attempt of a colony in north america at? newfoundland
17 what was the name of the second try of a colony? roanoke island
18 what was the name of the third and final try of the colony (successful) ? jamestown
19 who explored parts of canada as early as the 1530s, but never discovered the north passage? jacques cartier
20 what did jacques cartier discover? saint laurence river
21 what did the dutch holdins in north america become know as? the new netherland
22 by 1750, how many colonies did enland have in north america? 13
23 what covered most of mid-western us and eastern canada? new france
24 what was the cause of the french and indian war? land claims in the ohio river valley
25 with the assistance of british colonoists in north america, who won the french indian war in 1763? the british
26 what was the buying and sellin gof africans for work in the americas known as? atlantic slave trade
27 the definition of triangular trade when africans were transported to the americas for trade
28 who was triangular trade between? the americas, europe, and africans
29 what did they trade? slaves, sugar, rum, etc.
30 the definition of middle passage the voyage that brought captured africans to the americas
31 the definition of columbian exchange the global transfer of food plants and animals during the colonization of the americas.
32 what were the most important food items to travel from the americas to the rest of the world? corn and potatoes
33 what foods did africans send west? bananas, yams, & black eyed peas
34 the cause of the commercial revolution new wealth from the americas and dramatic growth in overseas trade
35 what did the joint stock company allow people to do? it allowed people to combine their money for a common purpose, which was mainly to establish colonies.
36 what did mercanilists believe? they believed that a countrys wealth depended upon how much gold or silver it had.
37 what did a country need to do in order to be rich and powerful? it needed to export more then it imported.
38 what is it called to export more then to import? favorable balance of trade
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