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What is the best definition for mercantilism?

an economic policy in which investors buy shares in a company in order to share the risks and profits

an economic policy in which countries collect gold or silver and control trade

an economic system in which individuals own businesses

an economic system in which money is put into something, such as a business, in order to make a profit

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The chart shows that the Taino population was nearly 300,000 in 1492, and under 10,000 in 1548.

The steep decline of the Indigenous population due to exodus of Hispaniola following Columbus’s arrival.

The complete disappearance of the Taino from Brazil due to the Columbian Exchange.

An example of the impact that European exploration had on Indigenous populations.

An example of the severe decline of the Taino religious population after the mission system ended.

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.

Age of Columbus

Age of Exploration

Age of Enslavement

Age of Commerce

Which correctly matches the product with its place of origin before the Columbian Exchange?

Tomato came from Europe

Horse came from Europe

Wheat came from the Americas

Sugar came from the Americas

In traditional African enslavement, what happened to enslaved people who integrated into the society of their captors?

They often had an opportunity to purchase their freedom.

They were generally not allowed to earn wages.

They were not allowed to marry.

They had few opportunities to improve their social position.

The impact of the Commercial Revolution could be most felt in which realm?

There was a social impact; the merchant class grew and towns and cities became more populated.

There was a trade-related impact; the increase of global trade had an enormous effect on the Old and New World.

There was an economic impact; the birth of the banking system, growth of capitalism and companies dramatically increased the wealth of nations.

There was an environmental impact; the increased movement of goods and people drastically changed the environment.

What gave rise to the slave trade?

The lack of a skilled labor force in the Americas and the decline of the West African population caused residents to seek a living elsewhere.

The shipment of gold from the Americas to Europe caused plantation owners to seek inexpensive laborers.

The death of many Indigenous peoples to disease and the planting of labor-intensive crops.

The global expansion of the spice trade and the rise of Christianity in the Americas.

The map below shows a graphic representation of an important movement in the 16th - 18th centuries.

the three primary trade winds that helped ships travel in the 1500s

the movement of goods, money, and enslaved people that made up Triangular Trade

the movement of silver during the Commercial Revolution

the three primary routes for commercial trade between Hispaniola and the Old World

Which is the most accurate list of mercantilism rules?

i. Collect gold and silver.ii. Import more goods than what one exports.iii. Provide raw materials to colonies.iv. Sell manufactured goods from colonies to the mother country.

i. Collect gold and silver.ii. Export more goods than what one imports.iii. Have the colonies provide raw materials.iv. Sell manufactured goods from the mother country to colonies.

i. Sell gold and silver.ii. Import more goods than what one exports.iii. Sell raw materials to colonies.iv. Provide manufactured goods to colonies.

i. Sell gold and silver.ii. Export more goods than what one imports.iii. Have colonies sell raw materials.iv. Sell manufactured goods from the mother country to colonies.

How did the Atlantic slave trade impact the Americas’ role in triangular trade?

It increased the number of enslaved laborers forced to grow crops that were exported from the Americas to Europe.

It decreased the number of enslaved laborers used to grow crops that were exported from the Americas to Europe.

It decreased the use of enslaved laborers in factories that manufactured goods to be sold in the Americas.

It increased the number of enslaved laborers forced to work in European factories that sold manufactured goods to the Americas.

What was the Commercial Revolution?

a trade war between European countries following the colonization of the New World

the decrease in global trade between Europe, the Americas, and Africa

an enormous change in the rules of commerce due to the Columbian Exchange

the replacement of colonialism with mercantilism

Which statement best describes the effect of Triangular Trade on Africa?

Communities were devastated, the population declined, families were torn apart, and slave trading wars claimed even more African lives.

Societal fabric was destroyed, between 10-15 million Africans were sent to the New World, and the rise of African state banks occurred.

Young, healthy Africans were sent to the New World, a smallpox epidemic further decreased the population, and Africa began growing coffee.

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.

What aspect of the Commercial Revolution would bring discord between colonists and their mother countries?

There was a lack of a stock exchange in the colonial outpost.

All goods and raw materials were tightly regulated by the mother country.

Colonial farmers were taxed on goods they produced.

Colonists were not permitted to buy shares in joint-stock companies.

What was one reason the number of enslaved Africans in the Americas increased?

American demand for goods produced in African villages

European demand for crops grown by American plantations

African demand for goods manufactured in the American colonies

Indigenous demand for labor to produce food for a growing population

What were some effects of the Columbian Exchange?

Africa grew wealthy from the slave trade, the Americas gained gold from Europe, and the merchant class of Europe was born.

Africa’s population declined, the Americas flourished with plants from Europe, and wealth flowed in the European economy.

African society was torn apart by the slave trade, the Americas exported finished goods to Europe, and European countries invested in the American stock market.

West Africa began agricultural farming, the Americas were introduced to horses, and Europe started funding state banks.

Read the passage from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography.The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us. The air soon became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died . . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.What is the main idea described in the text?

Deaths of enslaved people occurred on slave ships.

Slave ships were crowded, yet cool places.

The existence of human suffering filled slave ships.

Enslaved Africans were confined to small and dark places.

Which aspect of the financial system created by the Commercial Revolution most clearly paved the way for today’s corporations?

joint-stock companies

state-created banks

stock markets

stable currencies

Which is a positive balance of trade for a country?

importing goods and exporting services

importing raw materials and exporting goods

importing more goods than exporting

exporting more goods than importing

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