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Part 3:European Exploration of the Americas

Cocoa Beach jr/sr high 8th grade Mrs. Reddick Midterm Study Guide 2007-2008

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incan empire
former region of Mexico once under Aztec control
What was the Middle Passage?
The middle leg of the triangalar trade route - the voyager from Africe to the Americas - that brought captured Africans into slavery
encomiendas
a grant of Native American labor
Who brought them and why?
Slave traders brought them because in the Americas there was a demand for cheap labor and the traders wanted to make money
Northwest Passage
a water route through North America to Asia
enslaved africans
were used as cheap labor to build industries
What was one long-term effect of slavery?
some people still think there's something wrong with you if you're african {KKK}
mercantilism
an economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade
benefit of colonies
squash, sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, tobacco, turkeys, pineappls, peanuts, cacao, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, vanilla, and corn
What was the Columbian Exchange?
the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern hemispheres
haciendas
a large farm or estate
spainish colonies
spain defeated the Aztecs and built Mexico city
What was an important affect of the Spanish Armada?
Spain's image suffered, the world saw that Spain could be beaten
Aztec empire
lead by emperor Montezume the Aztecs originally defeated the spainish but the spainish came back and defeated them through war and disease
What were the goals?
find gold, spices, and spread their raligion
society
a group of persons regarded as forming a single community

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