African Slave Trade
11 million Africans were sent to the Americas to work on plantations
Columbian Exchange
the exchange or trade of goods and other things such as diseases
between the European explorers and the Native Americas in North and
South America
Cultural Diffusion
when one country influences another culture
Culture
is the behavior (e.g. language, food, dress, dance, art) and beliefs
(e.g. religion, holidays, and traditions) of a country or group of people.
Diseases
an illness or sickness that can lead to death
Goods
items that are traded
Immunity
the ability of a person's body to fight a disease
Measles
Usually a disease found in children with red spots on their skin,
came over from Europe and killed Native Americans
Middle Passage
Voyage of the slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
Plantation
a large farm for cotton, sugar and tobacco that used slaves as workers
Small Pox
a dangerous disease brought over from Europe that killed Native Americans
Trade
the exchange of goods
Triangle Trade
exchange of goods between Africa, the Americas and Europe
Turning Point
a moment in which the course of events is turned in a new direction