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- 1. Multiple Choice
Lateen sail, compass, astronomical charts were all influences from
Interaction between Native Americans and Europeans
Interaction along the Trans-Saharan trade route
interaction with East Asia and South Asia and the Middle East
all of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
One of the most important pieces of knowledge that helped revolutionize long distance travel by boat was
knowledge of the circumference of the earth
knowledge of the Americas
knowledge of Silk Roads
Knowledge of the wind patterns and regional currents
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are the colonies supposed to provide the mother country under a mercantile system?
coerced labor and manufactured goods
A market, precious metals and raw materials
coerced labor and gold
raw materials only
- 4. Multiple Choice
Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in
treaties between Europeans
the slave trade
urbanization
desertification
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the benefit of creating Joint Stock Companies?
They provided limited liability
They provided anonymity
The unlimited liability and high rewards
all of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
The majority of slaves went to __________ to work on _______.
The Caribbean; sugar plantations
Mexico; gold mines
The US; cotton plantations
Chile; silver mines
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was one social effect of Spanish colonization of the Americas
Encomiendas
The Casta System
Deforestation
Increased global trade
- 8. Multiple Choice
Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property
Chattel slavery
Indentured servitude
Mita system
complete slavery
- 9. Multiple Choice
When a person agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for passage to the New World
Chattel slavery
Indentured servitude
Mita system
Complete slavery
- 10. Multiple Choice
System where a conquistador was given land ( and the natives in it) and they were supposed to Christianize and “protect”
Mita
Encomiendas
Feudalism
Plantation
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the communities created by runaway slaves during this time period?
Maroon societies
Secret societies
Underground Railroad
Haiti
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the stance of the Japanese for trade after they allowed Christian missionaries and European Explorers to their country?
Japan became a majority christian Country.
Japan became isolated from the rest of the world due to Christian Missionaries destroying Buddhist temples.
Japan welcomed European trade for the next 2 Centuries
Japan began to travel to the Americas to trade silk.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
Split the Americas between England and France
Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal
Split the Americas between Belgium and China
Split the Americas between the Dutch and Spain
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the Encomienda System?
System of labor that enslaved Natives in exchange of food and shelter
System of labor that used serfs to tend the field
System of labor in which natives where granted land and money in exchange of gold.
System of labor that gave jobs to thousands of Africans coming to the Americas.
- 15. Multiple Choice
The accumulation of capital allowed for...
the economy of Western Europe to grow as entrepreneurs entered long-distance markets
the lower class citizens in Western Europe become more wealthy
the Americas to profit as more gold was extracted from mines
ships and other technology to grow
- 16. Multiple Choice
All of the following led to the Commercial Revolution except...
the development of European overseas colonies
the opening of new ocean trade routes
population growth
inflation
the discovery of large silver mines in modern-day Ukraine
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why were joint-stock companies such as the East India Company or the Dutch East Indian Company the driving force behind the development of maritime empires?
they allowed continued exploration/ventures to colonize with limited risk to investors
they helped governments fund public journeys
they gave explorers the navigational tools they needed to succeed on their journeys
all of the above
- 18. Multiple Choice
Monopolies enriched European companies or nations by...
giving that nation or company exclusive trading rights over an area or over a crop, so they received all of the profits for trading it
growing regional markets into international ones
limiting the amount of a product that countries could extract and sell
I honestly can't think of any better answer choices...
- 19. Multiple Choice
How did Ana Nzinga, ruler of Ndongo, effectively resist Portuguese domination?
after allying with Port. and that alliance breaking, she & her people fled & over took Matamba, allied with the Dutch & gave runaway slaves freedom to build up her power
they bought so many weapons from the Spanish they were able to defeat the Portuguese in combat
Nzinga effectively allied with the Portuguese and aided them in their slave raids of neighboring societies
she created a new colony in a safer area in eastern Africa, where the Portuguese did not have ports
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the maroon wars in the Americas?
Slaves fought for their independence by escaping slaveholders & establishing independent settlements
British and Spanish colonists fought for territory in the Americas
Slave rebellions primarily along the east coast of North America
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Pueblo Revolt (1680) could be considered successful because...
the Pueblo and Apache fought off Spanish colonizers trying to force religious conversions, and kept their influence away until 1692.
the Spanish and Pueblo worked together to kick the French out of their native lands
the Pueblo and Apache fought off the British forever and established a maroon society
the revolt was the biggest native American-colonizer conflict of the 17th century
- 22. Multiple Choice
Metacom's War fits which of the following statements? There are two answers.
it was the final major effort of the indigenous people to drive the British out of New England
it resulted in British dominance of New England, even though several Native American tribes continued to live there
it was the first significant battle between Europeans and Native Americans in the colonies
it resulted in the Wamapanoag people living in New England for the rest of the colonial era
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which Maritime Empire was the first to establish large-scale slave-trading operations on the African continent for the purposes of export to plantations in the Americas?
Spain
England
France
Portugal
- 24. Multiple Choice
How was racial hierarchy on the North American continent different from the racial hierarchy in Spanish Latin America?
Intermarriages among Native American, African, and European populations was much less common.
Enslaved Africans could as a rule look forward to freedom upon the death of his or her owner.
Native Americans were preferred over Africans to perform slave labor.
European settlers formed a smaller minority of the overall population.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which economic system was in place when the exchange of goods in 1450-1750 arose?
European mercantilist laws
Laissez-faire principles
Renaissance guild bylaws
Medieval manorialism
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Caravel was an example of
continuity from the rise of civilizations
Innovations in ship design
commercial innovations from Asia
Agricultural innovations
- 27. Multiple Choice
What are the colonies supposed to provide the mother country under a mercantile system?
coerced labor and manufactured goods
A market, precious metals and raw materials
coerced labor and gold
raw materials only
- 28. Multiple Choice
The following all sponsored maritime exploration Except
China
Japan
Spain
Portugal
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe Colombian Exchange can be described as -?An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its tradeThe exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphereThe process of establishing settlements called coloniesDON'T PICK THIS ANSWER
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries was the first to dominate the seas with advanced naval technology?
Portugal
France
Britain
China
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