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This group sought religous freedom from England's Anglican Church. Established a larger colony at nearby Mass. Bay
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Puritans
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To the English, New Netherland had become a "___ ___" separating its northern and southern colonies
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Dutch Wedge
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who claimed the colony for England and named it New York?
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The Duke of York
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A dispute over land claims in the Ohio Valley led to the ___war between British and French
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French and Indian War. *(Seven Years War)
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WHat did the Puritans consider the N.A.?
*ppl without faith* |
Heathens
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The Bloodiest Battle colonists and N.A. waged was?
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King Phillip's War
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What American ruler led an attack on 52 colonial villages through Mass?
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Metacom
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Slavery in Africa was not ____. Sons/ daughters of slaves were considered___.
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Hereditary
free |
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The 1st to explore Africa were the ____
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Portuguese
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The 1st european country to take Africans to the New World was the ___
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Spanish
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What were some of the advantages in using Africans as slaves?
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-built immunity to European diseases
-experience in farming -strangers to Americas (no escaping) |
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The Buying and trading of Africans for work in the Americas
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Atlantic Slave Trade
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African merchants captured Africans to be___. In exchange for?
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enslaved
gold, guns, and other goods |
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Africans transported to the Americas were part of a transatlantic trading netowrk
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Triangular trade
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The voyage that brought captured Africans to the West Indies and later to North and South America
*(middle leg of the ta.t.t)* |
Middle Passage
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___ percent of Africans aboard each slave ship perished during the brutal trip to Americas
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20%
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How did slaves cope w/the horrors of slavery?
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-musical traditions, stories of ancestors
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How did slaves resist their bondage?
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-became less productive by breaking hoes
-uprooting plants -worked slowly |
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in 1739, a group of slaves in South Carolina led an uprising known as the ___ rebellion
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the Stono Rebellion
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The Atlantic Slave trade had a NEGATIVE effect on Africa
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-lost generations
-families were never reunited -Guns helped spread war and conflict |
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The Atlantic Slave Trade had a POSITIVE effect on Africa
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-economic/cultural
development -colonies survived -agriculture spread -art, music, food |
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The Global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
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Columbian Exchange
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Items that ships from the Americas brought back to Europeans, Asians, and Africans were___.
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tomatoes, squash, pineapples, tobacco, and cacao beans (chocolate)
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The most important item to travel from the Americas to the rest of the world were
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corn
potatoes *inexpensive to grow & higly nutritious* |
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Europeans introduced various livestock animals into the Americas including__.
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horses, pigs, cattle
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Foods from Africa migrated west in European ships were
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bananas, black-eyed peas, yams
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Negative aspect of the Columbian Exchange was
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disease
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New business and trade practices in Europe that changed the economic atmosphere was
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Commercial Revolution
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An economic system based on private property ownership and the investment of wealth for profit
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capitalism
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the steady rise in the price of goods. when ppl have more money to spend and demand more goods and services
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Inflation
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early corporations thta sometimes establish companies
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Joint-stock Company
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a country's power depended mainly on its wealth
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Mercantilism
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A nation sold more goods than it bought
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Favorable Balance of Trade
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What was a nation's ultimate goal under mercantilism?
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to become self sufficient, not dependant on other countries for goods.
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Conquest of Incas differ from Aztecs?
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took longer
Incas 10+ years Aztecs 3 years |
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Slavery in ancient world differ from Americas
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old time slavery was not hereditary
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Capital of New Netherland
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New Amsterdam
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What country forced dutch to give up land?
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English
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Caribbean island next to Haiti
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Hispanola
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The European nations were hoping to find a wuicker route to Asia by North America in this Passage
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Northwest Passage
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English felt threatend by N.N. why?
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New York and Hudson. British had colonies up at New Hampshire and they didnt want their N and S colonies w/foreigners
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