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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which country initiated the era of Atlantic exploration
France
Spain
England
Portugal
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which country established the first colonies in the Americas?
England
Portugal
Spain
the Netherlands
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where did Christopher Columbus first land?
Hispanola
the Bahamas
Jamestown
Mexico
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?
Northern Europe
Spain
England
the American colonies
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the chief goal of the Puritans?
to achieve a lasting peace with the Catholic nations of France and Spain
to eliminate any traces of Catholicism from the Church of England
to assist Henry VIII in his quest for an annulment to his marriage
to create a hierarchy within the Church of England modeled on that of the Catholic Church
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why didn't England make stronger attempts to colonize the New World before the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century?
English attention was turned to internal struggles and the encroaching Catholic menace to Scotland and Ireland
The English monarchy did not want to declare direct war on Spain by attempting to colonize the Americas
the English military was occupied in battling for control of New Netherlands
The English crown refused to fund colonial expeditions
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the main goal of the French in colonizing the Americas?
establish a colony with French subjects
trading, especially for furs
gaining control of shipping lanes
spreading Catholicism among the native peoples
- 8. Multiple Choice
How could Spaniards obtain encomiendas?
by serving the Spanish crown
by buying them from other Spaniards
by buying them from native chiefs
by inheriting them
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the Columbian exchange?
the letters Columbus and other conqistadors exchanged with the Spanish crown
an exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
a form of trade between the Spanish and natives
the way in which explorers exchanged information about new lands to conquer
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did diseases like smallpox affect Indians so badly?
Indians were less robust than Europeans
Europeans deliberately infected Indians
Indians had no immunity to European diseases
Conditions in the Americas were so harsh that Indians and Europeans alike were devastated by disease
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