History Chapter 16 Flashcard
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what did Spanish explorers come to America to find
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New World
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which country was influenced by Portuguese culture
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Vietnam
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After the Treaty of Paris in 1763, North America was dominated by who?
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• the Spanish encouraged Indian attacks on American frontiersmen
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What things were traded by the Native Americans to the European colonists
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Farming, food,, horses cows wheat peas fruit bananas corn potatoes beans turkey
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In 1500, what was the most important element of Afican trade with European colonists
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Cahokia, which peaked in 1200 AD at 40,000-60,000
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who began the vast global exchange that includes people, plants, technology, and cultures?
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Christopher Columbus
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What did Europeans learn from the Native Americans
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Build better ships and how to use a compass
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European traders sent Africans to America to do what?
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Work as slaves on plantations
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Boer
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Lasting from 1899 to 1902, Dutch colonists and the British competed for control of territory in South Africa.
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capitalism
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An economic system based on private ownership of capital
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conquistador
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A Spanish conqueror of the Americas
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creole
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American born descendants of Europeans
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encomienda
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the right to use Native Americans as laborers on it
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pilgram
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English settlers seeking religous freedom
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tariff
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A government tax on imports or exports
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viceroy
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A governor or ruler exercising authority on behalf of a sovereign in a province or colony
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mestizo
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A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
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middle passage
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A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
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inflation
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A general and progressive increase in prices
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plantation
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A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.
