APUSH Exam Crash Course Questions and Verified Answers

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APUSH Exam Crash Course Questions and Verified Answers What were some signature Native American crops that were farmed -Answer Maize, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Squash, Beans Spice Trade -Answer The tr... ade of spices from Asia to Muslim merchants who would then trade it to Europeans. Included Cinnamon, pepper, cloves, nutmeg Initial European sea exploration was a result of what? -Answer - European average standard of living rose after the Black Death, causing an + in the demand for luxury goods (ie: silk, perfumes and spices) - ALSO WANTED NEW TRADING ROUTES TO ASIA TO CUT OUT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED MUSLIM MERCHANTS What were some key differences between African and European Slavery? -Answer - Slaves in Africa were usually orphans or prisoners of war - Kids of slaves were not born into slavery - Could work their way out of slavery Why did Africans begin to be enslaved by Europeans? -Answer - Portugal + Spain propped up sugar plantations off the coast of Africa that required a lot of workers (Low life expectancy & Hard conditions) -This is the labor model that would be repeated in the New World When did Spain enter the Exploration Race and who kicked it off? -Answer 1480's via Christopher Columbus Reasons for the Columbus Voyage specifically -Answer God, Glory, and Gold dummy What were some of the goods/food traded in the Columbian Exchange -Answer -The New World gave Bean, Maize, Squash, papaya, beaver, papaya, cocoa, and tobacco - The Old World gave horses, cattle, sheep, goat, wheat, oat, barley, sugar, rice and rye What were the diseases swapped during the Columbian Exchange? -Answer -The New World gave those dumbos Syphilis -The Old World gave smallpox, Influenza, chicken AND small pox, measles, and TB (the main ones ) - The Old World also brought guns, wheels, axle, laws, + language to the New World What was the Northwest Passage? -Answer -HYPOTHESIZED sea route northwest of North America to Asia - in 1497 England sent John Cabot to find it - He failed and it wasn't found until early 1900's DA CONQUISTADORS -Answer -helped by Indian allies, better technology, & [Show More]

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