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Chapter 16 Section 1,2,3
Exploration, Columbian Exchange, and Rise of Capitalism
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History
7th Grade
03/22/2012

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Francis Drake
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Pirate sent by the english queen to steal gold and valuables from the Spanish
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Circumnavigate
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To go around the earth
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Henry the Navigator
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Opened up schools for sailors and paid for many voyages
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Christopher Columbus
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Went looking for Asia but instead landed on the coast of America
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Spanish Armada
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Spanish army that went to attack England in anger of Drake's thievery.
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Magellan
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First man to circumnavigate the Earth, but died on the way.
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Vasco de Gama
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found a sea route to Asia.
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New technology introduced to the Americas
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Wheel, steel, gunpowder
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Bartolome de las Casas
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protested against spanish, saying that they should treat native indians better with kind, love and compassion.
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Racism
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social order that was determined by ethnic background and skin color.
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Mercantilism
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system in which the government controls all economic activity in a country to make itself richer and stronger
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Balance of Trade
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To export more goods than imported.
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Cottage industry
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when a family worked together in a home to make part of a product
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Triangular Trade
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Europe, Africa, Americas exchanged raw materials manufactured products and slaves
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Capitalism
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individuals decide what goods and services they will buy.
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