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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec civilization capital was located in what present day city?CuzcoMexico CityTenochtitlanMachu Pichu
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish unknowingly brought ____________________ to the Americas.diseaseshorses
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a negative effect of colonization in South America?new religious traditionsnew languagesColumbian Exchangeexpansion of slavery
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat countries make up the Old World?Africa, Europe, The AmericasAfrica, Europe, and AsiaThe Americas and AsiaAsia, Africa, and the US
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat counties make up the New World?The AmericasEuropeAsiaAfrica
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the impact of the Spanish in the New World?Decline of Native pop. through slave labor in the Mines, spread of diseasesNatives maintained control of their government.Natives were able to highlight their culture without being persecuted againstThe Spanish left the Americas after they discovered the West Indies
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main reason for European Exploration of the New World?Gold, Glory, GodThey wanted new foodsFastest trade routeLand for colonies
- 8. Multiple Choice"Our desire is that the Christians not lack people to work their holdings and to take out what gold there is. It also is our desire that the Indians live in community with the Christians, because they then will help each other cultivate and settle the island, take out the gold, and bring profit to Spain. " - King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella - The following quote is talking about what economic system established in the New World?EncomiendaTriangle TradeMercantilismCommercialism
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What interaction is depicted in this pictureReligiousEconomicPoliticalSocial - 10. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Natives "rebel" against the Europeans?They built elements of their culture in the Spanish government and church buildingsThey fought back and staged rebellionsThey had interracial relationshipsThey created their own weapons and recaptured major Aztec and Mayan cities
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat would allow for the Spanish conquistadors to take over the Aztec empire?Better Technology (Weapons)HorsesBetter ShipsFood
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Columbian Exchange impact life in the Old World?Increase of calories from new world food lead to people being able to work moreDiseases spread more rapidly in the Old WorldEuropeans brought Natives back to be their servantsThe New world food caused Europeans to have horrible food poisoning
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe red isPortugal's naval base empireSpain's land based empireThe 13 Coloniesthe Philippines
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true?The largest social groups had the most powerThe Creoles were slavesMost worked in mines and on plantationsThe King of Spain did not seek gold or silver
- 15. Multiple ChoiceEuropean explorers were sent to the New World for ______.gold, spices, and shipsgold, land, and to convert native people to Christianitysilver, pearls, and slavesslaves, navigators, and cartographers
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy were colonies necessary for mercantilism to work?Colonies provided a labor forceColonies provided manufactured goodsColonies provided natural resourcesColonies were not necessary
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAfter contact with Europeans in the 1500's millions of Native Americans died becauseslavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europenew foods which made them sickreligious persecution because of the Spanish Inquisitiondiseases which the Native Americans were not immune to
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following groups was the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish Latin America?the Creolesthe Mestizosthe Peninsularesthe Mulattos
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich group was lowest in the hierarchy in Spanish Latin America?Mestizosnative people and SlavesPeninsulares and CreolesMulattos
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?To serarch for gold and richesTo make friends with the Native AmericansTo spread their religionThe explorerers want to become famous.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the Incan empire located?Mexico City, MexicoNew JerseyComo, ItalyCusco, Peru
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe French and Indian War left Britain with a huge debt. How did the British government plan to pay repay its war debts?by selling western lands to Native Americansby forcing the colonists to trade only with Britainby passing new tax laws for the coloniesby printing money that only could be used in the colonies
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe trade route between Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies that brought slaves to the West Indies and the Americas.The Slave TradeTriangular TradeDevil's DenThe Slave Codes
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy were many Native American tribes interested in aligning with the French during the French and Indian War to overthrow the British?The British were more aggressive in their land grabs than the French.The French promised to return stolen land to Native Americans.The French had more money and goods to share with NativeAmericans.The Native Americans shared cultural and religious ties with the French.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe French and Indian War was was fought between theFrench and the IndiansIndians and the SpanishFrench and British against the IndiansThe French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main cause of the French and Indian War?The French and British claimed the same land.The French and Indians claimed the same land.The Indians and British claimed the same land.The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHow was the land divided after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?Britain got it all when they won the French and Indian War.The Native Americans got half and Britain got half.Spain got everything west of the Mississippi and Britain got most of New France.Spain got half and Great Britain got half.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIn order to set claims to land you explored it was best to...set up a colonyleave a flagkill the nativessteal gold
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?To search for gold and richesTo make friends with the Native AmericansTo spread their religionThe explorers wanted to become famous.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe American Indians suffered incredible decimation as a result of contact with the European Colonists mainly due to this -WarSuicideStarvationDisease
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhere were the conquistadors from?BrazilEnglandSpainPortugal
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