Do you think the European policy of mercantilism was beneficial or harmful for the people of Africa and the Americas? Explain.

(a) What kinds of information would a modern historian need to determine the number of Africans involved in the slave trade?

(b) Why might a historian have trouble finding this information?

(a) In what ways were the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Americas similar?

(b) In what ways were they different?

Use the vocabulary word listed to create a crossword puzzle. Exchange your puzzle with a classmate. Complete the puzzle and then check each other's answers.

missionary

(a) How did Britain come to dominate North America?

(b) What impact did European competition for colonies have on Native Americans?

How did southern Africa become a battleground for rival groups?

Use the vocabulary word listed to create a crossword puzzle. Exchange your puzzle with a classmate. Complete the puzzle and then check each other's answers.

mestizo

How did other European nations challenge Spanish power in the Americas?

(a) How did divisions within the Aztec and incan empires help the Spanish?

(b) What other reasons explain the rapid success of the Spanish conquistadors over Native Americans?

How did the economic changes of the 1500s and 1600s affect the lives of ordinary people?

Use the vocabulary word listed to create a crossword puzzle. Exchange your puzzle with a classmate. Complete the puzzle and then check each other's answers.

creole

What form of government did the 13 English colonies set up?

(a) How did the mix of peoples in Spanish America result in a new social structure?

(b) Give three examples of cultural blending in Spain's American empire.

What methods did Pizarro use to conquer the Incan empire?