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With whom did Hernan Cortes arrange alliances?
The enemies of the Aztecs
Francisco Pizarro was the conquistador who defeated
the inca
What was the attitude of the Spanish towards the Aztec religion?
They did not like it and tried to convert the Aztec's religion
the capital of the Aztec emp
Tenochtitlan
emperor of the aztecs
Moctezuma
a fight between groups in the same nation
civil war
Spanish conqueror of the Aztecs in Mexico
Hernan Cortes
resistance to a disease
immunity
What was one way in which Native Americans resisted the Spanish conquest of South America?
They preserved many aspects of their own culture
How did the Taino offend the Spanish?
They did not pay proper respect to Christian symbols
Spanish priest Bartolome de Las Casas
protested the mistreatment of Native Americans
Two social groups that reflected the mixing of populations were the
mestizos and the mulattoes
Some pirates, called _____, operated with the approval of European governments.
privateers
American-born descendants of Spanish settlers are called
creoles
The king of Spain appointed ____ to rule in his name.
viceroys
Spanish-born ________ were at the top of the social ladder in colonial society.
peninsulares
Many Native Americans had to become _______ to pay off their debts
peons
The encomienda system was used to
force Native Americans to work
To the Spanish, gaining land was as important as
spreading Christianity
An area of South America that was not controlled by the Spanish was the
Portuguese colony in Brazil
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
It set guidelines for governing the Plymouth colony
Write a short definition for New France
It was the land that was taken over by the French in Present day Canada
What activity turned around the English colony at Jamestown?
growing and exporting tobacco
Write a short definition for Pilgrims
Protestants that rejected the Church of England
The most important economic activity in New France was
fur trapping and trading
Write a short definition for Treaty of Paris
It ended the war between France and England and ensured England the dominance of North America.
Compared with the French and Spanish colonists, the English colonists
enjoyed more self-government
Write a short definition for revenue
income
Write a short definition for compact
an agreement between people
Who explored the coastline in 1534 and discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
What did cities such as Bristol, England; Nantes, France; and Newport, Rhode Island, have in common?
They grew prosperous because of the triangular trade
The term floating coffins refers to
slave ships
The first European nation to get involved with the slave trade was
England
The biggest threat to captives on slave ships was
disease
What was the effect of the Atlantic slave trade?
It helped colonial economies
On the first leg of the international trade network
European transported goods to Africa
The ______ linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas
triangular trade
One danger on slave ships was a _____ by the captured slaves
mutiny
In the _____, enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas
Middle Passage
An enslaved African, ______, was taken from his village when he was 11 years old.
Olaudah Equiano
One result of the "putting-out" system was the
weakening of the guild systems
The Colombian Exchange refers to the
low around the world of new plants, animals, and people
Which was a cause of the global population explosion?
the dispersal of new crops from the Americas
Colonies were important in the mercantile system because they
provided natural resources and markets
The main goal of tariffs was to
protect local industries
an economic policy aimed at strengthening national economies
mercantilism
economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit
capitalism
a rise in prices and a larger supply of money
inflation
someone who takes a financial risk to make a profit
entrepreneur
the period in European history when the cost of things rose rapidly
price revolution
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