AP MWH Unit 4

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This map shows that the most common destination(s) in the Americas for West African slaves was(were)

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the Caribbean and Brazil.

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The desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in

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the slave trade

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Which maritime Empire was the first to establish large-scale slave-trading operations on the African continent for the purposes of export to plantations in the Americas?

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Portugal

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Which economic system states that wealth equates to power and influenced European government policies from 1500 to about 1800?

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Mercantilism

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

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Precious metals and other raw materials

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What is the approximate number of Africans forced into the transatlantic slave trade during 16th to late 19th centuries?

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12-15 million

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Which nation(s) consistently had direct Crown control over the colonies in the Americas? Options: England, Spain, Portugal, France

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Portugal

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Which region served as a place to which Europeans traveled in hopes of religious freedom? Options: Caribbean, Chesapeake Bay region, Brazil.

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New England

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During the 1600s and 1700s, the fundamental goal of British mercantilism was to: prohibit all exports of raw materials from the colonies, encourage economic competition with the American colonies, develop manufacturing within the colonies, maintain a favorable balance of trade for Great Britain with its colonies

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maintain a favorable balance of trade for Great Britain with its colonies

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Plantations were...

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Large farms that grow cash crops, worked by slaves