European and Arab Trade in North Africa
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In 1502, who were brought from Spain to the Americas for the first time?

  • The first set of European settlers
  • The first set of Portuguese traders
  • The first set of enslaved Negroes (correct)
  • The first set of Amerindians

    • Why did the Spanish King grant a special license, or asiento, to Portuguese ships?

  • To allow Portuguese ships to trade with African kingdoms
  • To allow Portuguese ships to bring enslaved Africans to Spanish colonies (correct)
  • To allow Portuguese ships to explore the West Indies
  • To allow Portuguese ships to manufacture goods in Spanish colonies

    • What was the result of John Hawkins' first cargo of enslaved Africans to the British West Indies in 1562?

  • The British West Indies became a major slave-trading hub
  • The Treaty of Tordesilla was revoked
  • Queen Elizabeth I banned the slave trade
  • Queen Elizabeth I invested in John Hawkins' second voyage (correct)

    • What happened to the demand for enslaved Africans after the Sugar Revolution?

    <p>It increased greatly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of people was initially used as laborers in the Spanish colonies?

    <p>Amerindians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the exception to the rule that colonial trade was restricted to the mother country?

    <p>Trading with foreign ships if an asiento was granted by the King</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason Europeans traded with African and Arab traders?

    <p>To acquire gold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who played an important role in the Portuguese expansion into West Africa?

    <p>Prince Henry the Navigator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the initial motivation for bringing enslaved Africans to Europe?

    <p>To use them as interpreters in Africa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event marked the beginning of Africans being brought to Europe by Europeans?

    <p>Antão Gonçalves and Nuno Tristão capturing 12 Africans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event signaled the beginning of Spain's New World empire?

    <p>The beginning of Spain's New World expansion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary motivation for Spanish explorers to establish their New World empire?

    <p>Expanding Spanish influence in the New World</p> Signup and view all the answers

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