Thinking Quilt Flashcards
(24 cards)
What was the primary economic reason for the European colonization of the Americas?
Raw Materials
Which region was the site of a major plantation economy reliant on enslaved Africans in the 16th century?
Hispaniola
Which group of people were forcibly brought to the Americas during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Enslaved Africans
What term refers to a rivalry between competing European powers for global dominance in trade and colonization?
Rivalry
What was a key product that Europeans traded with African kingdoms during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Metal goods
What term describes a settlement or territory controlled by a foreign country?
Colony
Which American colony was founded in 1607 and became an economic powerhouse in tobacco production?
Virginia
What term refers to privately owned ships authorized to attack enemy ships
often operating during colonial wars?
What was the major British trading company that played a central role in the colonization of India?
East India Company
Which practice was officially recognized in many colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries
allowing for peaceful co-existence of multiple religions?
Which famous Mughal emperor commissioned the building of the Taj Mahal?
Shah Jahan
What term refers to a company that raises capital by selling shares of stock to the public?
Joint Stock Company
Which policy was used by the British in India
allowing them to annex states under certain conditions
What was the primary method of territorial expansion for European powers in the Americas and Asia during the 16th-18th centuries?
Conquest
What was the British trading company involved in the transatlantic slave trade?
Royal African Company
Who was the Jamaican Maroon leader who led resistance against British colonization and is known for her leadership and strategies?
Queen Nanny
What term describes the Americas
particularly in the context of the European colonial empires’ economic activities?
Which product was a primary driver of European colonial economies in the 17th and 18th centuries?
Trade
What major shift in economic activity and production occurred in Europe in the late 18th and 19th centuries?
Industrialisation
What term refers to the opposition to oppressive systems or authority
often through various forms of protest?
Which concept explains the exploitation of a country?s resources for the benefit of a foreign colonial power?
Economic exploitation
What term describes the movement of people from one region to another
often for economic or social reasons?
What was the forced transportation of Africans to the Americas for labor on plantations?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
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