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Flashcards by Alyaa Ezzati, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alyaa Ezzati
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| Question | Answer |
| What forces drove Europeans to exploration? | 1. Economy - Find sea route to the spices of Asia (to prevent meat from spoiling by drowning meat in salt and spices) 2. Economy - Find gold & silver 3. Control - To control larger empire 4. Curiosity |
| Why was England relatively slow to explore and to settle the New World? | 1. Unlike Spain, England still had political & religious problems 2. Spain had total power over Europe & America |
| What European beliefs and attitudes governed their relations with the Native Americans? | Europeans beliefs conflicted with the Native Americans' beliefs. 1. Land Ownership - NA believe that land belongs to everyone, Europeans believe in exclusively owning lands. 2. Religion - NA had no Christian belief, Europeans did. |
| How did the European and Native American concepts of land differ? | 1. NA had no concept of property ownership whilst European did 2. NA practiced barter, European practiced mercantile |
| What was the impact of the disease on Native American population? | The NA population decreased rapidly as they had no immunity to the diseases (yellow fever, malaria, small pox) that Europeans brought to the New World |
| How did the Protestant Reformation influence the colonization of the western hemisphere? | 1. By leading to the creation of new national Protestant churches 2. Lutherans was the largest Church 3. Rivalry in New World - Protestant Holland & England vs. Catholic Spain & France 4. Through reformation, smaller groups broke out (eg. Puritans who came to New World for religious freedom) |
| Why was private exploration prominent in England and what were the consequences? | 1. Privateering (private person/ship to attack foreign vessel) - Can have wealth & children can buy seat in House of Commons 2. |
| What problems confronted the English settlement? | 1. Harsh winters 2. Insufficient food 3. No knowledge on how to grow food 4. Mosquitoes |
| What was a proprietary colony? | Any colony that's granted to an individual/group by the British Crown and were granted full rights of self government (Maryland & Pennsylvania) |
| What's the Colombian Exchange? | Exchange of good between Old World & New World as a result of Columbus' voyage. 1. Europe --> Americas: Bananas, oranges, daffodils, malaria, small pox 2. Americas --> Europe: Corn, peanuts, sunflower, syphilis |
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