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1492 - 1750
Europe, The Americas, and Africa
Question | Answer |
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Incan leader who was killed by the Spanish | Atahualpa |
Spanish Conquerors | Conquistadors |
Spaniard who conquered Tenochtitlan | Hernan Cortes |
Aztec emperor defeated by the Spanish | Moctezuma |
Conqueror who overtook the Incas in Peru | Francisco Pizarro |
Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by__________ | stories of riches and religious zeal |
In the struggle between Pizarro and Atahualpa, who was victorious? | Pizarro |
In the area of military technology, who had the advantage? Spanish or Indians? | Spanish |
What strategy did the Spanish use to make allies and conquer the Americas? | division and discontent between the Indians |
The Indians began to believe that their gods had deserted them partly because__________ | the Spanish seemed immune to the diseases that were killing the Indians |
Representatives of the King appointed to rule colonies in his name | viceroys |
Large estates worked by laborers who lived on the premises. | plantations |
System that gave conquistadors permission from the King to demand labor from Native Americans. | encomiendas |
Name given to the top of colonial society. | Peninsulares (people born in Spain) |
American born descendants of Spanish settlers | creoles |
People of both Native American and European descent | mestizo |
Cultural blending changed lives throughout the Americas. What were some crops introduced by Africans? | okra and palm oil |
What did the Portuguese persue for profit in Brazil? | cattle ranching |
What did the English Colonies call the Seven Years' War? | French and Indian War |
Where did the English build their first permanent colony in North America? | Jamestown |
What was the name of the agreement that set guidelines for governing the Pilgrims' colony? | Mayflower Compact |
Name of the group who came to North America in search of religious freedom. | Pilgrims |
Document that ended the French and Indian War | Treaty of Paris |
Natural resource that the French profited from most in New France. | Furs |
In North America, power struggles between France and Britain resulted in ___________? | The French and Indian War. (Seven Years War) |
France was forced to give up what area in the Treaty of Paris? | Canada |
Who were the first Eorupeans to build forts along the West African coast? | Portuguese |
By the 1500s what did Europeans view as the most important item of African trade? | Slaves |
The voyage that took Africans to slavery in the Americas. | Middle Passage |
What were the conditions of the middle passage? | Horror, disease and mistreatment |
The investment of money to make a profit | capitalism |
Enterprising Merchant | Entrepreneur |
Rising Prices in the Economy | Inflation |
New economic policy to strengthen European monarchies | mercantilism |
Tax on imported goods | tariff |
What did the population explosion in Europe cause? | inflation |