Trade & Economics
For this activity you will be working independently and in small groups.
On your own, you will answer the questions below about the following topics: Columbian Exchange, Mercantilism, Capitalism, or Encomienda System. Use the online textbook and the printed pages to answer the following questions by yourself.
Columbian Exchange:
Ø What was it? (Define it in YOUR OWN words, do not copy a definition from the textbook)
Ø When the Europeans brought plants, animals, diseases and people from old world to new world and new world to old world.
Ø What were the positive effects? The negative effects?
Ø P: Cultural diffusion, gold, crops, new animals, more land, advances in farming
Ø N: Death L, oppression of Native Americans, tobacco, animals and crops.
Mercantilism:
Ø What was it? (Define it in YOUR OWN words, do not copy a definition from the textbook)
Ø It was a nation that held power because of wealth, more money more power.
Ø Why were colonies important?
Ø All the raw material they made were sent back to their country to get produced and the products get sold to the colonies.
Capitalism:
Ø What is it? (Define it in YOUR OWN words, do not copy a definition from the textbook)
Ø Businesses were owned privately, limited government interferences.
Ø What new businesses came from it?
Ø Joint-stock companies, companies with similar interests join together to create larger businesses.
Encomienda:
Ø What was it? (Define it in YOUR OWN words, do not copy a definition from the textbook)
Ø Colonists were given land and a number of slaves to work that land, but the colonists had to make them Christians.
Ø What were the motivations behind the encomienda system?
Ø To get free land, get more Christians, and slaves.
When you have answered all of the questions you will get together with a small group. Each group member will be an “expert” in a different topic. You will teach your group members about your topic. You are responsible for learning about the other topics from your group as well.