The Atlantic World / The Americas Reading

Good morning wonderful people,
 
Firstly, I miss all of you! I hope you are all happy and healthy. Know that even if not in person I am here for you.
 
Now we must push on with some learning. For this assignment you must read Section 3 of this chapter. Check google classroom for the needed files and google doc with questions and note structure
You must:

• Complete the reading
• Take notes in the outline format we practiced before.
• Identify unknown vocabulary words and define them
• Answer the reading questions

 
This assignment is due Tuesday March 31, 2020

Directions: Answer the following questions in at least 3 complete sentences.
1.Which European countries created colonies in the Americas?
2.What was the purpose of the exploration of these colonies?
3.What were the most important natural resources being taken from the Americas? (name the natural resource and the location from where it came?
4.What lead to the growth of European settlement in the Americas?
5.What lead to the Trans-Atlantic slave system?
6.What allowed the growth of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
7.How was the Trans-Atlantic slave trade connected to the triangular trade?
8.What was the Columbian exchange?
 9.How do we see the impacts of the Columbian exchange today?