Answer the following from the video: Crash Course 5 Expansion and Consequences (European History)

  1.        What challenges arose in maintaining New World empires for the Spanish?
2.        Who is the primary Spanish critic of the Spanish system of conquering and encomienda?
3.        How did the “Americas change Christianity,” in the words of John Green?
4.        Why were pirates and privateers frequently attacking Spanish ships during the Age of Exploration?
5.        Why were some countries creating trading companies and corporations?
6.        Why were countries turning to the importation of African slaves rather than local labor?
7.        Why did the Columbian Exchange have a positive impact on the population of Europe?
8.        How did drinks like tea and hot cocoa indirectly help Europeans?
9.        In what ways was the “Black Legend” untrue?
10.     POST VIDEO DISCUSSION: Even within the Age of Exploration and the immediate aftermath (until about 1648), there were European strategies and actions that changed and stayed the same.  Describe one aspect of colonization that changed, and one that stayed the same from European contact (1492) to the 17th century.  For each, explain how this aspect of colonization was at the beginning of the Age of Exploration, and how it was at the end, then explain either the similarities or the differences.