This document contains a list of questions about various topics related to European colonization of the Americas, including reasons for using African slaves over Native Americans, the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa, the purpose of joint-stock companies, Spain's conquest of the Aztec Empire, differences between slavery in Africa/Muslim societies and the Americas, Columbus' initial landing site, the basis and role of the encomienda system in New Spain, items exchanged as part of the Columbian Exchange, characteristics of capitalism, the first English settlement in America, details of the Middle Passage, long-term effects of the African slave trade, and the definition of Mestizos.

2. Why did Europe see Africans as a
better source of labor than Native
Americans?

3. How was Africa affected by the
Atlantic slave trade?

4. What was the purpose of joint-
stock companies?

5. According to the policy of
mercantilism, how could a nation
increase its wealth?

6. Who conquered the Aztec
empire?

7. How did slavery in African and
Muslim societies differ from
slavery in the Americas?

8. Where in Americas did
Christopher Columbus land first?

9. On what assumption was the
encomienda system based?

10. What did the encomienda system
provide for New Spain?

11. Three things that aided the
Spanish in conquering the
Aztecs.

12. As part of the Columbian
Exchange, three things carried
WEST across the Atlantic

13. Economic system based on
private ownership and
investment?

14. First English settlement in
America?

15. The beginning and end of the
“middle passage”

16. Long term effect of the African
slave trade?

17. Mestizos