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| Portuguese...sailed to southern tip of Africa |
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| Spain...Conquered the Aztecs in present day Mexico |
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| Spain...conquered the Incans in present day Peru |
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| 4 reasons why Europeans began exploring the globe |
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a.They wanted to buy spices, silk, and other Asian goods.
b.They wanted to spread Christianity.
c.The Renaissance made them want to know more about the world.
d. The wanted to claim land and riches for their countries. |
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| Measured angle of stars and other sky objects...explorers could calculate their latitude |
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| What is a trading post? Which nations mostly had them? |
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| Trading posts were small settlements made by a country only for the purpose of trade. France had many trading posts in North America, while Portugal had many in Asia. |
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| What is a plantation colony? Where were these located, and why? |
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| Plantation colonies grew cash crops like sugarcane, tobacco, and rice using slave labor. They were located in the Caribbean, southern N. America and in S. America because of the warm climate that was good for these crops |
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| What nation had the most settler colonies? What were they? |
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| Settler colonies were territories governed by the “mother” countries so they could establish a population in a new land. England had the most settler colonies. |
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| Describe how Spain ruled its colonies |
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| Spain ruled its colonies closely, sending viceroys to rule as representatives for the monarchy. The encomienda system gave colonial landowners the right to use the labor of the natives who lived on that land. |
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| What are charters and representative assemblies? How did they make the English colonies different from the others? |
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•Charter-written agreement (promising the same rights & freedoms citizens in England had)
•Representative assembly—group of elected officials who speak for the people
•This allowed the British much more say in running their colonies. They were self-governing. |
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| When did the slave trade begin? What country started it? |
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| The Atlantic slave trade began in 1441, with a Portuguese ship unloading the first slaves in Lisbon. |
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| What was the Middle Passage? What was it like for the slaves on board? |
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| Triangular Trade was the exchange of manufactured goods from Europe to Africa, Africans from Africa to the Americas, and raw materials such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton from the Americas to Europe. The Middle Passage was one side of the triangle from Africa to the Americas when enslaved Africans were transported. It was a long, brutal, voyage. Africans sickened, starved, suffocated below the decks of slave ships. |
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| List 3 ways Africans resisted the slave trade. |
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-Rebellion
-Appealing to the Pope
-Fighting
-Running away
-Working for change |
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| What European countries took hold in the “spice islands”? |
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| Portugal was in control in the 1500s, but in the 1600s the Dutch had control. |
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| created Protestant Church in England...monarch...limited by Magna Carta but tried to be absolute |
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| defeted spanish armada...led England's Golden Age...monarch...limited by Magna Carta but tried to be absolute |
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| monarch...limited by Magna Carta but tried to be absolute |
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| didn't let parliament meet; was beheaded after losing English Civil War...monarch...limited by Magna Carta but tried to be absolute |
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| used influence w/ military to seize power over country...military dictator...commonwealth |
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| came to throne durin Restoration...monarch...limited but wanted to be unlimited |
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| came to throne after brother, favored catholicism so was asked to steped down...monarch...limited but wanted to be unlimited |
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| agreed to sign English Bill of Rights to take throne during Glorius Revolution...constitutional monarch...VERY limited |
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| Put the Kings (and queens) in order... |
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| Henry VII, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, James II, William and Mary |
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