Transoceanic Interconnections

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Lateen sail, compass, astronomical charts were all influences from

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interaction with East Asia and South Asia and the Middle East

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One of the most important pieces of knowledge that helped revolutionize long distance travel by boat was

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Knowledge of the wind patterns and regional currents

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What are the colonies supposed to provide the mother country under a mercantile system?

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A market, precious metals and raw materials

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Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in

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the slave trade

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What was the benefit of creating Joint Stock Companies?

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They provided limited liability

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The majority of slaves went to __________ to work on _______.

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The Caribbean; sugar plantations

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What was one social effect of Spanish colonization of the Americas? Options: Encomiendas, The Casta System, Deforestation, Increased global trade

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The Casta System

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Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property

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Chattel slavery

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When a person agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for passage to the New World

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Indentured servitude

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System where a conquistador was given land ( and the natives in it) and they were supposed to Christianize and “protect”

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Encomiendas