History of Latin America Remediation

Why do many people in Latin America have ancestors who were from Africa?

• because of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• because of the Columbian Exchange

• because the French colonized most of Latin America

• Because the poverty in Africa caused them to move to Latin America

Why did the Europeans to bring large numbers of African slaves to South America and the Caribbean to work on the plantations and mines?

• The previous workers (the Native population) had all died from diseases

• Europeans lacked knowledge to successfully grow crops in the area

• The discovery of the Northwest passage improved transportation between the New and Old Worlds

• Europeans hoped to establish the regions as major trade hubs

What group was used as a labor source before the Africans?

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• the Africans were the original and only source of labor

Why were Europeans looking for a labor force like the Africans and the Native Americans?

• They needed people to work on the plantations and in the mines

• The Europeans wanted to start a new civilization so they brought people over

• They wanted the Natives and Africans to build up their skills

• The Native Americans and Africans wanted to work for them.

Vocab Word: The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million black Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries; associated terms include the triangular trade and the middle passage across the Atlantic (also called Triangular Trade)

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• hacienda

• indigenous

• conquistador

All of the following were categories of things introduced during the Columbian exchange EXCEPT:

• Crops/plants

• Diseases

• Animals

• Cultures/ideas

• Gold and Silver

Which two European countries colonized most of Latin America?

• Spain & Portugal

• France & Portugal

• Great Britain and Spain

• Spain and France

This Latin American country was colonized by Portugal and because of its influence, this country's main language is even Portuguese.

• Brazil

• Cuba

• Spain

• Mexico

Locate the country of Brazil in this picture.

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 8

What religion did Spain and Portugal bring to Latin America?

• Roman Catholic

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Protestant