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European Exploration
Use information from all three sections of Chapter 2 to fill in the graphic organizers and answer the questions below
What
were
three
maingoals
goalsof
of European
European countries
North
America?
What
were
thethe
three
main
countriesthat
thatexplored
explored
North
America?
What is
is mercantilism?
mercantilism?
What
What
a countryneed
needtotodo
do become
become rich
system?
What
diddid
a country
richunder
underthe
themercantilist
mercantilist
system?
What were the major reasons for the success of Spanish colonization of North America? (3 reasons)
What were the early explorations of England, France and the Netherlands searching for? Why?
What were the effects of the English victory over the Spanish Armada?
Slavery in America
What countries were responsible for bringing African slavery to North America?
What lead Europeans to choose to enslave Africans over Native Americans?
What was the middle passage?
What was the effect
of the middle passage?
Effects of the Columbian Exchange (for the Americas and Europe)
Negative (be specific)
Positive (be specific)