Effects

Effects Definition:The result that follows an action. What was the effect of the king sending explorers to the New world?

Action King Explorer Sends New route to Asia and other lands Find

Effects Land Explorer Finds Finds Riches

Effects Existing peoples King Takes over

Effects King Colony Sets up What did it take to have a colony exist?

Effects Settlers New Colony Move How did the settlers make the colonies beneficial to the mother country? Why would people leave their country to go colonize?

Effects Mercantilism = The theory of turning resources into goods Example: = Silver Cutlery Is mercantilism a business practice that we still have today? Explain and give examples.

Mercantilism Example: = Coffee Plants Coffee

Effects Slaves Natives Become Can you think of different ways the Natives were affected by the Europeans colonizing on their land?

Effects Slavery Africans Why were people in Africa taken over to the Americas as slaves? What was life like for them before and after?

Slavery

Has Anything Changed Today? Where do your bananas come from? Central America, Latin America, Africa and India Who owns the companies working there? USA and Europe How much do the companies make? 830 million $ a year How much do the workers make? 0.63$ an hour, which is 28$ a week, which is 1456$ a year.

Facts ¼ of the world’s wars are over resources There are over 27 million slaves in the world today