Week 1-5

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

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Wood, water, bricks, corn - are all from the earth. These are called: ____________.

• finished products
• mercantilism
• plants
• raw materials

The trade pattern between the colonies, Africa, and Europe was called what?

• Middle Passage

• Navigation Acts

• Triangular Trade

• Columbian Exchange

Which group benefited the most from Mercantilism?

• The colonies

• Africa

• England

Which policy controlled colonies for all the MAJOR European trading countries in the 16th - 18th centuries?

• mercantilism

• revolution

• globalism

• democracy

Which of the following is the term used to describe crops that are sold for money?

• Subsistence farming
• Plantation production
• Cash crop
• Diversity

What was the Middle Passage?

• The journey from America to Europe.
• The last leg of the Trans-Atlantic trade route. Many enslaved Africans died during this part of the journey which could take months.
• Journey from Europe to the Middle Colonies.
• Part of the Trans-Atlantic Trade from Europe to Africa. 

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

• The spread of disease killed millions of people.

• Agriculture spread to more regions.

• The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

• Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

• Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

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Which continents are part of the Old World?

• Europe, Africa, Asia
• North America & South America
• Australia & Antarctica
• the United States & Russia

Which continents are part of the New World?

• Europe, Asia, Africa
• North America & South America
• Australia & Antarctica
• the United States and Russia

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