Europeans & African in Latin America

Which is true about Christopher Columbus?

• In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, discovered America and proved the world was round
• In 1492 the Italian explorer sailed to the Caribbean, believing he had made it to India. He claimed the land for the Spanish.
• in 1492 the Spanish explorer killed all of the Native people in America
• In 1492 Columbus sailed to Latin America and exchanged gold with the native people. 

What is the New World? 

• All of the lands across the Atlantic Ocean 
• The Americas 
• All of the land across the Atlantic Ocean that the Europeans had not yet been to
• There is no such thing as a new world

Which is true? 130 years after Columbus's voyage..

• Portugal claimed the Pacific coast of Brazil
• France claimed the entire island of Hispaniola 
• Great Britain established a 13 colonies in the Atlantic coast
• The Spanish claimed Central America and most of South America

Which is true about Christianity in the European New World?

• Most people in Latin America today are not Christian 
• Native people were Christian when the conquistadors arrived 
• Native people were forced to become Christians. Native villages were renamed to Christian names
• Many Natives wanted to convert to Christianity because it was a more civilized religion than their own 

Which is true about Cortes and Montezuma 

• Cortes and Montezuma were besties that literally are always together and hashtag #twinsies when they wore the same outfit
• The Aztecs gathered armies to fight Cortes but were defeated because the Spanish had larger more advanced weapons.
• The Aztecs helped the Spanish find gold and happily converted to Christianity 
• The Aztecs welcomed the conquistadors, but later Cortes killed the emperor, took control of Tenochtitlan and claimed it for the Spanish. Spanish control lasted 300 years.

What did Pizzaro do

• Killed the Inca leader, took 50,000 pounds of Inca gold, and brought down the Inca empire
• Taught Natives Spanish for free
• Crossed the Pacific from Spain in 1467 and traveled in the Inca territory with only 18 soilders
• Got fat eating Inca food, danced the Inca dance, and is still on the Inca dollar today

The Columbian Exchange is

• the trading of knowledge, resources, and culture between the Natives and Europeans
• The trading of ideas and foods between Africans and natives
• the trading of spices, slaves, and gold between the Natives, Africans, and Europeans
• The trading of resources

How were Natives enslaved

• The Native people were confused and thought the Europeans would pay them in gold, they escaped to the jungle when they did not get paid
• The Natives believed that the Europeans were Gods and felt the need to follow the instructions of their God
• With love and affection
• By violent force. Many were worked to death or died of small pox

All are true about African slavery except

• Slavery existed in Africa and around the world prior to European involvement 
• 10 to 20 million Africans were forced in to slavery in the "New World"
• Slavery has no impact on the Americas today
• Slavery was established and maintained by violence

What is the Triangular Trade

• The trade of slaves from Africa, raw resources from the Americas, and manufactured goods from Europe.
• The trade of millions slaves in triangular shape
• The trade of culture and resources from Africa, Asia, and America
• The trade of skills and knowledge from Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America