Before mercantilism, how was one 'wealthy' by European standards?

if you possessed great amounts of land

What prompted the creation of new European businesses in the 15-1600s?

new wealth from the Americas and overseas trade

Bartolomeo de las Casas

critic of the treatment of native peoples

more of an item the less it costs

Joint stock companies were used for

funding new colonies in the new world

The encomienda system

was a forced labor system in the Spanish Americas

Europeans traded what for slaves in Africa?

guns and textiles (and sometimes gold)

Africans > Natives, in terms of labor, according to Europeans. Why?

Africans were in a foreign land & wouldn't know the way home

studbud

MWH Ch. 20 Review

20 termsStudBud Administration521 plays

#MWH #ch20 #worldhistory

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
favorable balance of trade
importing more than exporting
exporting more than importing
2
which of these economic systems is more state-run than the others?
laissez faire
mercantilism
capitalism
market economy
3
Conquerors of Brazil
France
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
4
As a result of the slave trade
Africans received greater economic benefits
General peace occurred in African kingdoms
Africans assimilated well with Europeans & native Americans
African tribes were torn apart
5
Before mercantilism, how was one 'wealthy' by European standards?
if you owned many slaves
if you possessed great amounts of land
if you were educated
if you owned a joint stock company
6
What prompted the creation of new European businesses in the 15-1600s?
people pooling their wealth for a common purpose
global transfer of disease
new wealth from the Americas and overseas trade
European countries becoming able to sell more goods
7
Bartolomeo de las Casas
rebelled against Spanish authority in New Spain
conqueror of the Inca
critic of the treatment of native peoples
conqueror of the Aztecs
8
1st to import Africans to the New World
Spain
Netherlands
England
Portugal
9
Went from Europe to the New World
Tobacco
Syphilis
Potatoes
Smallpox
10
Supply and demand
more of an item the less it costs
less of an item the less it costs
11
Joint stock companies were used for
controlling East Asian trade
funding new colonies in the new world
exploiting gold for European powers
taking over territory
12
Which of the following did NOT help the Spanish conquer the Americas?
firearms
disease
superior numbers
native enemies
13
Missionaries were sent to the American southwest to...
Begin a war with French forces
Conquer territory
Convert native populations
discover gold
14
The encomienda system
was a forced labor system in the Spanish Americas
was imposed by the Catholic Church in New Spain
was the process by which the Portuguese established forts
was kept throughout Spain's rule in the Americas
15
Europeans traded what for slaves in Africa?
guns and textiles (and sometimes gold)
cotton and maize
sugarcane and tobacco
16
1450-1700: created a change in economic life of Europe
technological revolution
agricultural revolution
commercial revolution
scientific revolution
17
Africans > Natives, in terms of labor, according to Europeans. Why?
Africans were already Christian and didn't need to convert
Africans could serve in European armies
Africans were in a foreign land & wouldn't know the way home
Africans had complete immunity to European diseases
18
1600s version of crowdfunding (pooling investments, sharing profits/losses)
mercantilism
joint-stock
market economy
laissez faire
19
private use of wealth to pursue personal economic interests
joint-stock
mixed economy
mercantilism
capitalism
20
Disease in the Americas led to
fewer big battles between colonists and natives
less Africans transported across the Atlantic
A massive labor shortage
New France becoming larger than New Spain

MWH Ch. 20 Review Flashcards | StudBud