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Lambert-World Hist20
Ch 20 Review - Exploring the Atlantic Worlds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| first landed on an island in the Caribbean Sea. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec empire. | Christopher Columbus |
| this system provided Spain a cheap labor source in the Americas | encomienda |
| This was the main economic activity in New France | Fur Trade |
| Europeans saw these people as the better labor choice because they were strangers and had no allies in the Americas. | Africans |
| The global transfer of food, plants and animals during the colonizing of America | Columbian Exchange |
| This was the name of the route that transported gold and enslaved Africans | Middle Passage |
| This country founded the settlement of New York | Netherlands |
| This terms refers to when European transportied manufactured goods, Americans transported raw materials and Africans transported slaves. | triangular trade |
| Disease, native enemies, and superior weapons aided the Spanish in conquering this group of people | Aztecs |
| The English wanted control of this region in America because it separated England's northern and southern colonies. | New Netherland |
| The deaths of Native Americans from this caused a shortage in labor in the Americas. | Disease |
| According to the idea of ___________ a nation could increase wealth by selling more goods than they bought from other countries. | Mercantilism |