Studied by 0 peopleColumbian Exchange
the process of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres becoming linked in a new way, sharing disease, foods, and animals
Conquistadors
Spanish soldiers who also conquered in the Americas
Smallpox
a bacterial disease spread through the respiratory system
Europeans brought back:
Maize (corn), potatoes, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and cacao
Africans brought to the Americas
okra and rice
Products produced on American plantations through coerced labor
tobacco and cacao
Brazil produced
sugarcane
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
the purchase, transportation, and sale of enslaved people from Africa
Engenhos
sugar plantations
Cash crop
agricultural crops that are panted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make profit
African Diaspora
dispersion of Africans out of Africa
Creole
the combining of English, Spanish, French or Portugese with parts of African languages
Gumbo
popular southern dish
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