The Caribbean
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Who claimed the Caribbean region for Spain in 1492?

  • Vasco Núñez de Balboa
  • Hernán Cortés
  • Francisco Pizarro
  • Christopher Columbus (correct)
  • Which European powers played significant roles in the colonial struggles in the Caribbean?

  • Netherlands and Belgium
  • Italy and Germany
  • England and France (correct)
  • Spain and Portugal
  • Where were the first Spanish settlements established in the Caribbean?

  • Tobago
  • Bahamas (correct)
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Which region became more desirable for Spanish exploration and settlement than the Caribbean?

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

    Which non-Hispanic group established permanent colonies and trading posts in the Caribbean?

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

    During what time period did the transatlantic slave trade exist?

    <p>16th to 19th centuries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where were the majority of enslaved African people transported to in the transatlantic slave trade?

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

    Which European powers were involved in the transatlantic slave trade?

    <p>Portuguese, British, Spanish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How were enslaved Africans captured for the transatlantic slave trade?

    <p>By European slave traders in coastal raids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did European slave traders generally not participate in the raids to capture enslaved Africans?

    <p>Their life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa was less than one year</p> Signup and view all the answers

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