12 Questions
What was the role of Christian missionaries in the New World?
Converting and educating native populations
What was the Council of the Indies responsible for?
Overseeing colonial administration
What were the Spanish goals in the New World?
Acquiring wealth and establishing colonies
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds
What was the encomienda system in the New World?
System where Spanish colonists were granted the legal right to extract forced labor from indigenous people
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas and what did he advocate for?
Spanish Dominican friar who advocated for the rights of indigenous people
What was the major outcome of the 7 Years War (French and Indian War)?
The Treaty of Paris (1763) resulting in the British gaining control of Canada and various territories in North America
What was the Middle Passage?
A transatlantic journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas
What characterized the Commercial Revolution?
The growth of trade, banking, and capitalism
What was the main economic policy emphasized in Mercantilism?
Accumulation of wealth through a favorable balance of trade, colonization, and protectionism
What contributed to the African slave trade, economic exploitation, and disruption of local societies?
The Triangle Trade
What emerged during the Age of Exploration with private ownership, free markets, and profit motives driving economic activities?
Capitalism
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