world history chapter 1

Question 1

what is the columbain exchange

Answer 1

global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during colonization of America’s

Question 2

what are the joint stock companies

Answer 2

several investors buy shares in company and share the profit

Question 3

what is the middle passage

Answer 3

middle leg of the trip where slaves were brought to north and south amercia

Question 4

what is jamestown

Answer 4

England’s first permanent settlement named after kings James the first

Question 5

what is favorable food trade

Answer 5

selling more than you buy

Question 6

what is capitalism

Answer 6

economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources (money) for profit

Question 7

what is the French and Indian war

Answer 7

dispute over land in the Ohio valley led to the war. It was part of the seven years war in Europe (countries = battling for supremacy in europe, India and the west indies). the British won and received french land in north america

Question 8

mercantilism

Answer 8

is the countries power depending on its wealth

Question 9

what were two ways to get wealth/gold

Answer 9

1-establish and explore colonies
2-establish favorable balance of trade with rival country

Question 10

what is triangular trade

Answer 10

Europe to Africa - transported manufactured goods and rum to africa to exchange for Africans
africa to north and south americas- Africans were brought the americas
north and south America to europe-mechants brought coffee, sugar, tobacco, rum, all back to europe

Question 11

king Philips war

Answer 11

it was the bloodiest war, Metacon attacked villages in Massachusetts - colonists defeated natives after 1 year

Question 12

treaty of tordesillas

Answer 12

an imaginary line between Spain and Portugal in the Atlantic, All lands to the west are Spain’s, and all the land to the east are Portugal’s. (gave Brazil Portugal)

Question 13

prince henry

Answer 13

went to Africa and saw great wealth lay outside of Europe

Question 14

Christopher columbus

Answer 14

convinced the king that he could find a route to Asia by crossing the Atlantic

Question 15

Amerigo vespucci

Answer 15

claimed the land the “new” world (America)

Question 16

pilgrims

Answer 16

they founded plymouth they sailed from england

Question 17

Hernando cortes

Answer 17

Landed in mexico

Question 18

new netherlands

Answer 18

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Question 19

Bartolomeo dias

Answer 19

sailed down the coast of Africa to the tip

Question 20

Ferdinand magenllan

Answer 20

sailed around the southern tip of south america

Question 21

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Answer 21

first European to march thru Panama to Pacific ocean (named it the “South Sea”)

Question 22

Henry hudson

Answer 22

sailed from the Dutch (netherlands) they sailed west looking for a sea route to Asia in which they were unsuccessful

Question 23

new france

Answer 23

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Question 24

Vasco de gama

Answer 24

explored East African coast

Question 25

Ponce de leon

Answer 25

landed in modern day Florida and claimed it from spain

Question 26

Francisco pizzaro

Answer 26

went to south america and conquered the Incan empire

Question 27

puritans

Answer 27

came from england to escape the Anglican church

Question 28

new england

Answer 28

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Question 29

explain reasons why europeans looked to go exploring.

Answer 29

It gave them the chance for new sources of wealth.

Question 30

what part did East India Companies play in this? Which was dominant?

Answer 30

Dutch east India company drove out the English and they were their to establish trade.

Question 31

Describe how new technologies helped

Answer 31

they were new navigational tools, ///

Question 32

describe the african slave trade and its significance. who was first to use slaves? compare american slavery to muslim and african slavery.

Answer 32

Slaves were a better option instead of the natives because they had some immunity towards European diseases, had experience in farming, less likely to escape because thye do not know the new land, and they can not “hide” because of their skin color. Spain was the first to use slaves.

Question 33

explain the new economic system that began because of European exploration.

Answer 33

mercantilism was the country power depended on it’s wealth. They needed to sell more goods then they would buy in order for it to work and they needed to establish and explore colonies.

Question 34

include Columbian exchange, mercantilism, joint stock companies, favorable balance of trade; effects on wealth.

Answer 34

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