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Mercantilism

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Becoming rich through trade

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Treaty of Tortesillas

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Gave Portugal more land

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Conquistadors

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Those who served the Spanish and Portuguese empires

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Hernando Cortes

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ConquersAztecs in 1521, smallpox

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Montezuma

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Leader if Aztecs

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Francisco Pizarra

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Conquers Inca Empire in 1531, only 180 men

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Jacques Cartier

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Looked for NW, found Canada

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Spanish Armada

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The crew that sailed against England

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Samuel de Champlain

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Looked for French settlement, found Quebec

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New France

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Sam’s name for Quebec

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African Diaspora

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Those who were involved in the Mid Passage

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Colombian Exchange

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The exchange of people and items into North America

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Ghana

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Center of trade for salt and gold

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Mali

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Manga Musa

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Songhai

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Muhammad

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Crusades

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Wars to capture holy land from Muslims

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Renaissance

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Rebirth in art and education

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Reformation

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Catholics, Protestants

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Who helped Columbus

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Ferdinand and Isabella

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Columbus was wrong because

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Relied on false
Writing about the size of Asia

Underestimated the distance around the globe

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King and queen became mad at him because:

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He didn’t bring back riches
Does not spread Christianity
Enslaves people and does not treat them properly

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3 main goals of Spanish exploration

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Spread Christianity beyond Europe
Extend Empire
Mercantilism

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Realizes Columbus is not in Asia

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Fought through jungles of Panama to reach Pacific Ocean

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Ferdinand Magellan

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1st crew to sail around world

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Conquistadors

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Hernando Cortes
Montezuma
Francisco Pizzara ( conquers Incas in 1532 - only 180 men
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3 reasons for Spanish Success

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Disease
Solders weapons
Allies with Aztecs and Incas

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John Cabot

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Tried to find Northwest Passage, found Canada

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Jacques Cartier

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Tried to find NW Passage, found Montreal

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Samuel de Champlain

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Looking for settlement, found Quebec

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Why Spain is upset with competition

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Religious conflicts

Treaty of Tortesillas

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Sea Dogs

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Daring English sailors who had fast ships

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Sir Francis Drake

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Most cunning Englishman

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Impact of England’s victory over Spain

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Showed world that Spain could be beaten

Spain remained Protestant

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4 steps Spain took to make an effective colonial government

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  • divide American empire into 2 providences ( New Spain, Peru)
  • social order
  • Catholic Church (convert natives to Christianity)
  • Plantations
    Farmed cash crops
    Forced natives to work
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4 reasons for African Slavery

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  • immune to European diseases
  • no friends/ family to help escape
  • permanent source of cheap labor
    (Trade)
  • working experience
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Effect of Columbian exchange

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Neg: 20 million natives killed in one century
Population of MA DPWN BY 90-95 percent 1519-1619

Pos: plants animals transferred
Brings world together

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