Dual Credit: Beginning
what was the "scramble"
Slave auction
Why were the slave masters reluctant to teach slaves Christianity
Slaves were told to serve their masters as if they were serving Christ
what was the largest empire in North America 100 years after Columbus
Spain's Empire
Spanish Contributions made to the new world
they brought Christianity, new forms of technology and learning, new legal systems and family relations, and new forms of enterprise and wealth creation. they also brought savage warfare and widespread disease
Pantheism
nature,universe,science, and religion
where was the heart of France located(body Of water)
on the middle ground of the upper great lakes region
what did the term "creole" most relate to
persons born in the colonies of European ancestry
St. Augustines importance
played a role in defending Spain from England and important port in Florida
what was the Middle Passage and what were the conditions during this voyage
the leg of the Atlantic slave trade that transported people from Africa to North America, south America and Caribbean
who was responsible for the enslavement of most Africans
the royal Africa company's monopoly
what was the primary reason for the establishment for the Plymouth colony
they established their because the site was am abandoned Indian village whose fields had been cleared before the epidemic and ready for cultivation
what was a critical problem confronting the first settlers of Jamestown
they landed area that was already inhabited by some 15000- 25000 Indians living in numerous small agricultural villages
what were the Spanish forts along the Florida coast designed to ACCOMPLISH
to combat pirates who threatened the treasure fleet that each year sailed from Mexico to Peru. Spain also wanted to forestall French incursions in the area
How did 17th century pueblo Indians approach Christianity
using intimidation and violence. as the inquisition-persecution of non- Catholics
What were some conditions for the emergence of African-American communities
Plantations of sugar rice and cotton
What was the task system of governing labor on the Lowcountry plantations
A reference within slavery to a division of labor established on the plantation. It is the last brutal of the two main types of labor systems
What was the largest slave revolts of the colonial period
(The Pueblo revolt) -answer. was the most complete victory for Native Americans over Europe and the whole cell explosion of settlers in history of North America
What were the navigation acts and what were their effects on the colonies
Act to control of world trade from the Dutch, essentially the most valuable colonial products had to be transported in English ships and sold initially in English ports. Colonies had to ship through England which added to the income/Taxes
why did Spanish turn to Africans as a labor force
Africans came to Europe because of the Indian Disease
What river were the Spanish colony Center around in New Mexico
In the upper Rio Grande by Juan de onate
Who wrote considerations on keeping the Negroes
John woolman
And the 17th and 18th century, where was the largest concentration of Africans in America
New York
Why did the colonist complain little about the mercantilist system
No taxation without representation, forced to quarter soldiers, not allowed to bear arms, no protection from sources
what was a frontier of inclusion or exclusion
Spanish and French with indian population, economically, sexually, etc
Three Sisters
Squash, Maize, Beans
What was most obvious effect of slavery on the economy of the British Empire
The profits that the British and were enormous
What was the essence of the European theory of mercantilism
The role of colonies was to serve the interests of their mother country whoever country was the most wealth has the power
How did early Spanish observers think North America became poplulated?
They originated in Asia,, came across Europe, came down through Russia, and across the Berlin Straight, and came through Canada "modern day north Alaska
Where did the smallest portion of slaves go in the Americas during the 1700s
Virginia
Reconquista & Encomienda
a system under which the first settlers had been granted authority over conquered Indian lands with the right to extract forced labor from the native
why were slaved from the Windward Coast of Africa prized
because they knew how to plant and harvest rice
what was the relationship between the French and the native populations of America
depended on friendly relations with local indians
Political alliance between monarchies and mechants
desire to eliminate Islamic middlemen and win control of the lucrative trade Christian western Europe
the mobile commissary for the Conquistadors
herds of cattle, sheep and hogs
what was the principle reason Cortez was able to conquer the Aztecs
his most powerful ally was disease, a smallpox epidemic that devastated Aztec society
this animal valued as an instrument of war by Europeans
horse
Bartolome de las Casas
published a very brief account of the destruction of the Indies", where hedenounced Spain for causing the death of millions of innocent people and for tdenying Indians their freedom
what was driving the New England economy be the 1950s
the British government pursued a policy of mercantilism