Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections, 1450-1750

The Atlantic slave trade (1500s-1800s) was driven primarily by:

The triangular trade system involved:

The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas was:

The Portuguese were early leaders in maritime exploration because they:

The silver trade from the Americas (1500s-1700s) had what global impact?

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was significant because it:

The casta system in Spanish America was:

Zheng He's maritime expeditions (1405-1433) demonstrated:

Coerced labor systems in the period 1450-1750 included all of the following EXCEPT:

The Manila Galleon trade connected:

The Atlantic slave trade was driven by:

The encomienda and hacienda systems in Spanish America:

The triangular trade connected:

The silver trade of the 16th-17th centuries connected:

The Jesuits played a key role in the Counter-Reformation by:

The Scientific Revolution challenged existing worldviews by:

The mercantile system benefited European colonial powers by:

Columbus's description of the indigenous peoples in this letter most directly reflects which European attitude of the period?

Columbus's observations about the indigenous peoples' lack of weapons and trusting nature most directly foreshadowed which of the following?

The purpose of this letter was most likely to: