unit 1 1491-1607

Question 1

Columbian Exchange

Answer 1

1492

From Old to New World
-wheat, sugar, rice, coffee
-horses, cows, pigs
-small pox, measles, influenza - decimated 85-95% of native american populations

From New to Old Word
-corn, tobacco, beans, cocoa, potatoes
-gold, silver - new crops stimulated financial growth from better diet and increased food production

Spain became colonial power in Americas
caused disputes between natives and America

Question 2

English first attempt to settle in North America

Answer 2

1587

Question 3

How do english start to colonize

Answer 3

defeat Spanish Armanda which led to english colonization because finished dealing with internal affairs

Question 4

Labor System Unit 1 and 2
Encomienda System

Answer 4

in 1502
prevalent in Spanish colonies
allowed colonists to exploit indegienous labor justified by protection and Christianity

Question 5

Labor System Unit 1 and 2
Indentured Servitude

Answer 5

provided temporary work force in early colonial age - labor for land, to pay off debt, etc.
would sign contract
Bacon Rebellion were seen as unreliable after

Question 6

Labor System Unit 1 and 2
Enslaved Africans

Answer 6

permanant, cheap labour force for hard agricultural tasks

Question 7

Pre Columbian societies examples

Answer 7

distinct tribes, cultures based on environment

1.Missisipians- mound builders in missipi used as large platforms
2. Pueblos- SW, adobe dwellings
3. Hopi - cave dwellers