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Chapter 20 Review Sheet Flashcards

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Colony

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Land controlled by another nation

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Conquistador

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The Spanish soldiers, explorers, fortune tellers who conquered Americas in 16th century

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Mestizo

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A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry

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Encomienda

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A grant of land made by Spanish to American settlers, included right to use Native Americans for forced labor

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New France

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French colony in North America. Lots of resources (timber/fur) available for trade

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Pilgrims

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Founded Plymouth in MA to escape religious persecution in 1620.

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Puritans

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sought freedom from religious persecution in England by founding colony in MA Bay in early 1600’s

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Atlantic Slave Trade

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Buying, transporting, selling of Africans for work in Americas

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Triangular Trade

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Slaves and goods like rum and sugar were traded between Africa, Europe, Americas, England and West Indies.

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Middle Passage

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Voyage that brought Africans to West Indies and Americas for slaves. Unbearable conditions

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Colombian Exchange

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Global transfer of plants, animals and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of Americas

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Capitalism

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Based on private property, ownership, and profit

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Joint-stock Company

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a business where investors pool their wealth to grow the business and the share the profit. They also share the risks.

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Mercantilism

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National wealth = power = government. Sell goods back to the colony for more money even though the government used the colonies resources to make the goods.

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Favorable Balance of Trade

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Export / sell more than you import / buy

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Christopher Columbus

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Genease sea captain, searched for alternate route to Asia. Found Carribean

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Tried to sail around the world in 1519. Got killed. Thought he was in East India

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Americo Vespucci

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Italian. In service for Portugal. Traveled along the East coast of South America 1st to say that land was not Asia, but a new world named America after him.

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Pedro Alvares Cabral

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1500 - claimed Brazil for Portugal

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Hernando Cortez

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Conquistador. Landed in Mexico. Conquered Incas.

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Montezuma II

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Ruler of the Aztec Impire

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Francisco Pizarro

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conquered Incas

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Atahualpa

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Ruler of the Incas. Executed during Pizarro’s conquest

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Jaques Cartier

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French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence River and Montreal for the French

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Duke of York

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Brother of Charles II — Drove out the Dutch — New York

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King James I

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King of England, gave permission for puritans and pilgrims to establish the new world

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Metacom

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aka King Phillip, war chief of the Riompanoag. Originally lived peacefully with the pilgrims eventually allowed himself to become subject of English in th1 1670’s

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Henry Hudson

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Sailed to the Americas for the Dutch

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Columbus and the beginnings of European exploration/colonization

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Searching for a quicker route to the Caribbean. Inspired wave of exploration. Explorers set out and claimed land for King and Country.

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The “3 G’s” of Exploration

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Glory, Gold, God

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The age of discovery as a “spin off” of the Renaissance.

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Secular / curiosity / Humanism

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The conquest of the Aztec Empire

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Cortes vs Montezuma

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The conquest of the Incan Empire

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Cortez vs Atahualpa

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The role of disease and technology in Spain’s conquest in the Americas

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disease killed 96% of the natives

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The “2nd wave” nations of exploration after the Spanish

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English, French , and Dutch

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French motivations / claims in North America

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Not to build towns; trading posts /furs

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Dutch motivations / claims in North America

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Dutch West Indies Co. = expand trade

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English motivations / claims in North America

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colonization; send profits back to England

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Importance of the French and Indian War / 7 Years War to North American claims.

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England wins. Gain almost all of French’s colony claims. Only Haiti remained French.

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Impact of disease on native populations and its contribution to the Slave Trade

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needed labor

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Crops / resources that created demand for African slaves

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tobacco / sugar / cotton

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Major European slaving nations (suppliers and buyers)

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England = suppliers; Spain and Portugal = buyers

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The role of African tribes / leaders in the development of the Slave Trade

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Many African rulers sold prisoners of war into slavery (Ashanti). Later some of the rulers protest the trade

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Triangular Trade (how it worked, what went where?)

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transport manufactured goods to west coast of Africa –captured Africans – transported across the atlantic – sold in West Indies – goods to Europe. Also New England – Africa.

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The Middle passage (destinations, conditions)

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Voyage that brought Africans to The West Indies and the Americas. The conditions were cruel and unbearable as many as 20% of Africans died on the journey.

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Impact of the slave Trade on Africa and the Americans

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The African slave trade was a massive factor in the building of the Americas and the decline of Africa.

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The Columbian Exchange (products from Americas, impacts on the World)

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global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas

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The “reverse flow” of products to the Americas and their effects

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wheat, horses, cattle, and sheep

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The development of Capitalism and Mercantilism as new economic systems

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as wealth from the Americas grew, the way business was dide (trade) changed thru Europe. People started owning private property and making a profit. Increased demand raised prices.

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