New Global Connections- Unit 2 Review

The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship which was then riding at anchor and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried on board.

• the Columbian Exchange

• the encomienda system

• the Middle Passage

What policy did Korea and Japan adopt during the age of exploration?

• Capitalism

• Isolationism

• Mercantilism

What was one effect of the Columbian exchange?

• The free movement of people between the Americas, Africa, and Europe.

• The depopulation of Native Americans due to disease.

• The movement of gold and silver from Africa to the Americas.

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A treaty that divided the world into two spheres of influences between Spain and Portugal

• A treaty that divided the world into two spheres of influences between England and France

• A treaty that allowed the American Colonies to become the United States of America

What was the main purpose of the encomienda system established by the Spanish in the Americas?

• To provide land and labor to Spanish settlers by controlling Native American populations.

• To encourage free trade between Spain and its colonies.

• To abolish slavery in the New World.

In mercantilism the colony sends 1)___________ to the mother country who makes 2)____________

• 1) manufactured goods 2) raw materials

• 1) raw materials 2) manufactured goods

• 1) raw materials 2) monopolies

• 1) monopolies 2) manufactured goods