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History - Portuguese

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This deck covers key aspects of Portuguese colonization, focusing on their settlement in Brazil, the sugar economy, social hierarchy, and interactions with indigenous peoples.

Settle Location

Answer: Brazil

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Term
Definition

Settle Location

Answer: Brazil

Sugar

Answer: Main source of economy; Sugar plantation thrived; Cash crop; Main source of colonial revenue: Taxes on exported sugar + goods imported with...

Geographical determinism

Answer: Sugar - Rich red soils along Brazil’s northeastern coast - very good for cultivation of sugarcane;

Mill lords

Answer: Top of the sugar economy / Brazilian social structure; Own hundreds of slaves

People who went there

Answer: Explores who wanted to find gold but was unsuccessful; Christians

Farming

Answer: Large scale farming for sugar; Can’t live on sugar alone; Grow with the intention of selling the food = cash crop’ Grow sugar but need to f...

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TermDefinition

Settle Location

Answer: Brazil

Sugar

Answer: Main source of economy; Sugar plantation thrived; Cash crop; Main source of colonial revenue: Taxes on exported sugar + goods imported with profits from sugar

Geographical determinism

Answer: Sugar - Rich red soils along Brazil’s northeastern coast - very good for cultivation of sugarcane;

Mill lords

Answer: Top of the sugar economy / Brazilian social structure; Own hundreds of slaves

People who went there

Answer: Explores who wanted to find gold but was unsuccessful; Christians

Farming

Answer: Large scale farming for sugar; Can’t live on sugar alone; Grow with the intention of selling the food = cash crop’ Grow sugar but need to find people to buy it

Interaction with Native Americans

Answer: Replaces the indigenous people: Triangle trade; Dominate the Atlantic slave trade with slaves from Africa

Social hierarchy

Answer: Portuguese; Mulatto

Mulatto

Answer: Complicate their social hierarchy; Someone who has both european + African ancestry; Creating new cultures