CHAPTER 20 - The Atlantic World (1492-1800) - World History: Patterns of Interaction (Atlas by Rand McNally 2009)

Magellan

Unfortunately, ________ became involved in a local war there /was killed.

Europeans

________ saw advantages in using Africans in the Americas: Many Africans had been exposed to European diseases /built up some immunity.

Atlantic

________ slave trade: the buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas.

Newfound wealth

________ → a golden age of art /culture in Spain.

Spain

________ built a powerful navy to protect their treasure- filled ships.

Aztec arrows

What were no match for the Spaniards muskets and cannons? Answer with a single words or term.

Scholars

________ estimate that roughly 20 % of the Africans aboard each slave ship died during the trip.

French

The ________ seized control of present- day Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique.

Inflation

________ occurs when people have more money to spend /thus demand more goods and services.

slave trade

The ________ devastated African societies by introducing guns into the continent.

Hostility b

________ /t the English /natives led to warfare.

African slaves

What were also brought to what is now the United States? Answer with a single words or term.

Grains

________ introduced to the Americas included wheat, rice, barley, and oats.

Spanish

The ________ took an early lead in importing Africans to the Americas.

Native Americans

________ did most of the trapping and then traded the furs to the French for such items as guns, hatchets, mirrors, and beads.

Spaniards

The ________ waited in ambush, crushed the Incan force, and kidnapped Atahualpa.

1609 1610

________: Pedro de Peralta, governor of Spains northern holdings, called New Mexico, led settlers to a tributary on the upper Rio Grande.

skin color

Their ________ made them (Africans) easier to identify /catch if they escaped → they were less likely to escape.

Conquistadors

________ created colonies in regions that would become Mexico, South America, and the United States, lured by rumors of vast lands of gold /silver.

Dutch

Although the colony experienced early trouble, it eventually took hold partly due to numerous families unlike in Jamestown (mostly single /male) The ________ followed after.

Columbus

What was also interested in gold and explored other islands for it since San Salvador didnt have any? Answer with a single words or term.

Merchants

________ bought sugar, coffee, and tobacco in the West Indies and sailed to Europe with these products.

large number of French colonists

A(n) ________ had no desire to build towns or raise families.

Cortés

Who was able to enlist the help of various native groups? Answer with a single words or term.

French Dutch settlers

________ developed a mostly cooperative relationship with the Native Americans.