2nd test Flashcards
Colony
Lands that are controlled by another nation
Conquistadors
Spanish explorers who followed Fernando Cortes
Pilgrims
A group that founded a second English colony called plymouth
Capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership and the investment of recourses for profit
Mercantilism
An economic policy that the nations of Europe adapted|wealthy
Joint-stock company
A company whose stock is opened jointly by the shareholders
Favorable balance of trade
Sold more goods than it bought
Christopher Columbus
Genease sea captain
Francisco pizzaro
Spanish conqueror of the Incan empire
Athalupa
The last ruler of the Incan empire of in puru
Mestizo
Mixed Spanish and Native American population
New Netherlands
Dutch colony in north america
What were the names of the 3 ships on Christopher Columbus’ first voyage?
The Nina, pints, and Santa Maria
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue when?
August 3rd 1492
Columbus believed he landed where?
East indies
What was Columbus’ goal for his first voyage?
To discover a direct trade route to asia
Who financed Columbus’ trip?
Spain
The name of the island Columbus claimed for Spain was what
San Salvador
Who was the “New World” named after?
Amerigo Vespucci “America”
This explorer claimed modern day Brazil for his country of portugal
Pedro Alvares Cabral
This famous conquistador conquered the Aztecs and helped grow Spains influence?
Hernando Cortez
The first established colony in North America was?
Jamestown
Why did Europeans see and advantage to using African American slaves?
Because the natives started dying
This colony was founded by pilgrims
Plymouth
How did native Americans response to the claims on their land by the Europeans?
The French and dutch had a strained relationship lived peacefully, hostility led to warfare
What is the Colombian exchange?
The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals.during the colonization of the americans
List the plants and animals that were introduced to the americas by the Europeans
Horses, cattle, pigs, and sheep - bananas, black eyed peas, yams
What was the middle passage
Hardest stage of Atlantics slave trade
How did capitalism boost Europes economy?
Governments were no longer the sole owners of the wealth
Why did the introduction of the diseases in the columbian exchange affect the native?
It sickened and killed them
The economic revolution in Europe allowed for the expansion of what class
Merchant class
What was triangular trade
A system of trade routes that connected Europe, Africa, and the americas during the 16th century.
