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- 1. Multiple Choice
When the Natives developed horticulture, one of the disadvantages was that the crops they planted would deplete the soil of its nutrients.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Prior to 1400, Europe couldn’t expand and explore the wider world because the Muslims were the dominant power and Europe was filled with internal wars.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Natural History is a book written by _________, which described the further world as a fantastical place filled with mythical creatures such as dragons and griffins.
Vespucci
Vasco de Gama
Pliny the Elder
Pizarro
- 4. Multiple Choice
The term ________ refers to the reconquering of the Iberian Peninsula by Europe.
reconquista
cabot
cabral
animism
- 5. Multiple Choice
In 1487, ________ became the first European to round the tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope.
de Coronado
Dias
Drake
Cabeza de Vaca
- 6. Multiple Choice
Christopher Columbus was a skilled navigator who believed he made contact with the Far East when in reality he landed in North America.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Columbus landed in Hispaniola and established the plantation system there with the _______, the natives of the island, as laborers.
French
Algonquain
Treaty of Tordesillas
Tainos
- 8. Multiple Choice
In 1500, _________ established Portugal's claim to Brazil because it turned out to be east of the line established in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Cabral
Cabot
England
Vespucci
- 9. Multiple Choice
_________ is defined as one environment taking over the other and was done by the Europeans when they colonized the New World.
Ecological imperialism
Iroquois League
Spiritual enlightenment
revivalism
- 10. Multiple Choice
Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs quickly because:
the Aztecs were a weak civilization
disease had weakened the Aztec warriors and the Spanish came up with a great strategy to take the city
the Spanish had more soldiers than the Aztecs
Cortes convinced Moctezuma to convert to Christianity and become part of Spain
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Mayans were the most difficult civilization to conquer because their empire was in decline and they were more spread out.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
__________ was the conquistador that was passed around the Native tribes for 8 years as a healer and wanted pacification instead of conquest for the Native Americans.
Pizarro
de Soto
Cabeza de Vaca
de Coronado
- 13. Multiple Choice
__________ was known as the most sadistic of the conquistadors and led a violent conquest through the American Southeast.
de Soto
de Coronado
Pizarro
Vespucci
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Spanish colony in New Mexico:
focused on the conquest of the New Mexican tribes
was created to search for gold and silver in the American Southwest
was established as a trading center for the Spanish
was created by priests to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
- 15. Multiple Choice
The huge influx of gold and silver made the Spanish extremely arrogant and allowed them to have the most powerful navy prior to 1588.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
________ was known as one of the best English pirates and was later promoted to commander of the British navy.
de Coronado
Drake
Pinckney
Edwards
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Northwest Passage is:
an ancient Native American trail to get from the Northeast to the Midwest
the sea route taken by the Vikings to reach North America
the route used by the French to scout the St. Lawrence River
the sea route that supposedly linked the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and was located above Canada
- 18. Multiple Choice
Montreal was established because of the Dutch presence in New York.
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
_______ launched early colonization for England, but all of his efforts ended in failure.
Raleigh
Marco Polo
Prester John
Hudson
- 20. Multiple Choice
This settlement disappeared and was the reason why Elizabeth I stopped further funding for colonization:
Jamestown
Roanoke Island
Virginia
New England
- 21. Multiple Choice
James I of England saw the New World as a way to get rid of the Discontented in England.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Most peasants couldn’t afford to cross the Atlantic so they turned to indentured servitude to get across.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
____ is the system of acquiring as much gold and silver as you can by exporting more and importing less.
Enclosure movement
Proprietary grant
Manitou
Mercantilism
- 24. Multiple Choice
A _________ is a company that is given a charter by the king to use the land for trading purposes.
Enclosure movement
Proprietary Grant
Chartered trading company
Jamestown
- 25. Multiple Choice
The Navigation Acts were:
laws on that prohibited the colonies from forming a navy
designed to put restrictions specifically on the slave trade
laws that put restrictions on other European nations
designed to keep the colonies from buying and trading with foreign powers
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Triangular Trade:
was the market for sailing vessels
involved slaves, sugar, and guns
was the economic theory advocated for more exports than imports
was the Spanish trade in gold, silver, and tobacco
- 27. Multiple Choice
_____ was an important advocate for Quakers and a member of the Society of Friends.
Penn
Smith
Luther
Calvin
- 28. Multiple Choice
Georgia was originally created to be a military buffer zone to protect South Carolina.
True
False
- 29. Multiple Choice
North Carolina eventually became a wealthy colony due to these crops: rice and indigo.
True
False
- 30. Multiple Choice
Providence Plantation was different from the Massachusetts colony because:
there was a separation of church and state
it was a Catholic settlement
it was established by a woman
all of the above
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