Slave Trade Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is the Middle Passage?
The Middle Passage is a trip across the Atlantic Ocean
Who owned slaves first?
The Portuguese
Who brought the first African Slaves to the Americas?
The Spanish
What were some of the motives for exploration?
- Direct trade without Muslim intermediaries
- Combined and reinforced each other the
- Technology or exploration enabled European mariners to travel off shore
Who was VASCO DA GAMA?
Vasco Da Gama crosses the Indian Ocean and reached India and brought back a lot of profit
Where was Vasco Da Gama from?
Portugal
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He found the America’s and crossed the Atlantic Ocean and wanted to expand Europe
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
Italy
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Crossed Atlantic Ocean and 1 of his ships made it across the world out of 5
Also he did the first Circumnavigation of the Earth
Where is Ferdinand Magellan from?
Portuguese navigator working for Spain
How long did the exploration of the Pacific Ocean take?
Three centuries
What expeditions did Captain James Hook lead?
Led expeditions to the Pacific, Arctic and Australia and died in Hawaii.
Where was Captain James Hook from?
Great Britain
Who did the Portuguese trade with the most?
Africa and East Asia
Who established trading posts on the Asian costs?
English and the Dutch
What was Malina?
A port city and became a Spanish Capital
What was the Seven Years War?
It involved all five European great powers of the time plus many of the middle powers and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines.
Who won the Seven Years War?
Great Britain
When Great Britain won the war who did they win control of?
Canada, Florida and India
Who was Dom Henrique?
He was the King of Portugal and he wanted the Portuguese to explore West Africa
