The process of a mother country receiving materials from its colonies in order to gain more resources.
Triangle Trade Route
A triangle shaped route of trading between Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
Middle Passage
The passage of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to the Americas
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The general slave trade that occurred between Europe, America, and Africa.
God, glory, gold
The three primary reasons of the exploration of the Americas
Conquistadors
A Spanish conqueror, used in the context of taking control of the indigenous peoples in America
Ferdinand Magellan
A Portuguese explorer who traveled across the East Indies and led the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the glove
Vasco De Gama
A Portuguese explorer who traveled from Europe around the coast of Africa, successfully making it to India
Indigenous peoples
The groups of people who were the original inhabitants of the Amercias
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange is name after Columbus, and signifies the trading between the Old World and the New World, transferring animals, plants, diseases, people, etc
