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Timeline from 1400 to 1800. Columbus reaches America in 1492. Enslaved persons arrive in the Americas in 1511. Spain's American empire is well established in 1540. The Dutch East India company is founded in 1602. The Seven Years' War ends in 1763.

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Age of Columbus
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Age of Exploration
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Age of Enslavement
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Age of Commerce
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What was one reason the number of enslaved Africans in the Americas increased?

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American demand for goods produced in African villages
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European demand for crops grown by American plantations
C
African demand for goods manufactured in the American colonies
D
Indigenous demand for labor to produce food for a growing population
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How did the Columbian Exchange affect the African people?

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The introduction of new crops and the decimation of the Indigenous population in the New World led to the capture and enslavement of many African people.
B
The introduction of new crops and the Commercial Revolution in Europe led to the transfer of goods for African land.
C
The introduction of new animals and diseases to the Americas led to the Middle Passage, a ship route that transported many Indigenous peoples to Africa.
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The introduction of the joint-stock company and the rise of cities and towns led many African people to invest in the New World.
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What is the best definition for mercantilism?

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an economic policy in which investors buy shares in a company in order to share the risks and profits
B
an economic policy in which countries collect gold or silver and control trade
C
an economic system in which individuals own businesses
D
an economic system in which money is put into something, such as a business, in order to make a profit
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What aspect of the Commercial Revolution would bring discord between colonists and their mother countries?

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There was a lack of a stock exchange in the colonial outpost.
B
All goods and raw materials were tightly regulated by the mother country.
C
Colonial farmers were taxed on goods they produced.
D
Colonists were not permitted to buy shares in joint-stock companies.
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What was the Commercial Revolution?

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a trade war between European countries following the colonization of the New World
B
the decrease in global trade between Europe, the Americas, and Africa
C
an enormous change in the rules of commerce due to the Columbian Exchange
D
the replacement of colonialism with mercantilism
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The illustration shows a section of a slave ship along the Middle Passage.

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It shows how tightly enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a harsh and often deadly journey.
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It shows how loosely enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a very safe and calming journey.
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It shows how comfortably enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a secure and harmless journey.
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It shows how carelessly enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a casual and effortless journey.
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The chart shows that the Taino population was nearly 300,000 in 1492, and under 10,000 in 1548.

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The steep decline of the Indigenous population due to exodus of Hispaniola following Columbus’s arrival.
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The complete disappearance of the Taino from Brazil due to the Columbian Exchange.
C
An example of the impact that European exploration had on Indigenous populations.
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An example of the severe decline of the Taino religious population after the mission system ended.
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The map below shows a graphic representation of an important movement in the 16th - 18th centuries.

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the three primary trade winds that helped ships travel in the 1500s
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the movement of goods, money, and enslaved people that made up Triangular Trade
C
the movement of silver during the Commercial Revolution
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the three primary routes for commercial trade between Hispaniola and the Old World
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Which statement best describes the effect of Triangular Trade on Africa?

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Communities were devastated, the population declined, families were torn apart, and slave trading wars claimed even more African lives.
B
Societal fabric was destroyed, between 10-15 million Africans were sent to the New World, and the rise of African state banks occurred.
C
Young, healthy Africans were sent to the New World, a smallpox epidemic further decreased the population, and Africa began growing coffee.
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Ten to twenty percent of Africans on the Middle Passage died due to inhumane conditions, West Africa became a trading post for corn and wheat, and wars for colonial control began.

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