2.4 - New World: Labor, Commerce, and Columbian Exchange

In a hypothetical scenario, if you were a Spanish colonizer in the Americas, which labor system would you likely use to exploit the indigenous people?

• Sharecropping

• Encomienda

• Indentured servitude

• Apprenticeship

Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas and what did he advocate for?

• A Portuguese explorer who traded enslaved Africans

• An English writer who supported Spanish colonization

• A Spanish conquistador who enslaved Native people

• A Dominican friar who fought against the mistreatment of Native people

In the era of exploration, which European nation was the first to exploit the transatlantic slave trade?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

In the era of exploration, a certain economic philosophy influenced how European countries viewed wealth. This philosophy was also the driving force behind their desire to exploit resources from the New World. What was this economic philosophy?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

• Communism

What was the purpose of colonies in the mercantilist system?

• To spread Christianity

• To establish democratic governments

• To strengthen the colonizing nation

• To promote free trade

You are a historian writing a book about the impact of exploration on global biodiversity. You need to describe the term used for the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe/Africa that occurred due to the explorations. What term would you use?

• The New World Exchange

• The Atlantic Exchange

• The Transatlantic Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

A group of historians are researching the Atlantic World's economy. They are particularly interested in identifying the crop that became the most crucial commodity. Can you help them?

• Rice

• Wheat

• Corn

• Sugar

Please choose the hotspot that provides the best explanation for indigenous population decline in the Americas after 1492.

Please accurately categorize these terms as either imports into the Americas, or exports from the Americas.

Groups:

(a) Imports to Americas

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(b) Exports from Americas

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Las Casas’s writing about the Spaniards’ horrific treatment of Native people helped inspire the so-called _____ ______, the idea that the Spanish were bloodthirsty conquerors with no regard for human life.

(a)