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1
What was Europe's greatest weapon in their quest to conquer America?
Germs
Steel
Guns
Intelligence
2
Which of the following groups were at the top of the social order in the New World?
Peninsulares
Encomienda
Creoles
Mulattoes
3
What was the first religious group to condemn slavery in the 1770's?
Catholics
Quakers
Methodists
Mormons
4
Which of the following inspired others with his book
"The Travels"
?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
5
What is a chinampa?
ancient Aztec food dish of corn and rice
the heir to the Aztec throne
artificial islands that were used to grow food
a small rodent that burrowed into the walls
6
All of the following were advances in technology in the late 1400's EXCEPT
Astrolabe
Caravel
Compass
Radar
7
All of the following originated in the "New World" EXCEPT
Corn
Cattle
Tobacco
llamas
8
What country led the way in European exploration of the world?
Spain
Portugal
France
England
9
All of the following were ships of Columbus EXCEPT
Mayflower
Nina
Santa Maria
Pinta
10
Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil
Pedro Cabral
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
11
Magellan's circumnavigation of the world took 12 days shy of ____ years.
4
5
3
2
12
In what year did Christopher Columbus discover America?
1421
1452
1492
1481
13
What mountain range runs north to south on the Pacific Coast of South America?
Incan Mountains
Andes Mountains
Atlas Mountains
Columbian Mountains
14
Queen Elizabeth I of England was opposed to slavery in England.
FALSE
TRUE
15
In 1492, the people of the Americas outnumbered Europe's population.
FALSE
TRUE
16
Which of the following titles best fits William Wilberforce?
Abolitionist
Scientist
Priest
Pirate
17
The majority of slaves coming to the "New World" arrived in
Brazil
Mexico
North America
The Caribbean
18
The journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas was called
The Great Regret
The Ghost Trail
The Middle Passage
The Passage of Sorrow
19
What is the only country in South America where the people speak Portuguese?
Argentina
Brazil
Columbia
Peru
20
All of the following are found on the Mexican Flag EXCEPT
Cactus
Coyote
Eagle
Snake
21
How does a country have a favorite balance of trade?
exporting more than importing
be taxing all imports
importing more than exporting
requiring all sales to be paid in gold
22
What Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire after reaching it in 1530?
Francisco Pizarro
Pedro Cabral
Ponce de Leon
Hernan Cortes
23
Buccaneers got their name from buccans which were
Gold Spanish coins minted in the Americas
Large open fires used to cook with
Spanish mercenaries who fought with the conquistadors
wild boars found living on the island of Tortuga
24
What was the set of economic principles that dominated the 17th Century?
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Socialism
Free Trade
25
The 3 G's of exploration included all of the following EXCEPT
God
Gold
Glory
Generosity
26
Because Spain was so far away, colonies had a lot of freedom.
TRUE
FALSE
27
Who was the leader of the Aztecs in 1519?
Atahuallpa
Itzcoatl
Chimalpopoca
Montezuma
28
_________ were the offspring of Africans and Europeans.
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Creoles
Peninsulares
29
Which of the following explorers was the first to reach India in 1498?
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartolomeu Dias
30
What was grown on the first plantations in the America's in the 1490's?
Rice
Tobacco
Sugarcane
Cotton
31
What country established New Amsterdam, which eventually became New York?
English
Dutch
Netherlands
France
32
The ______ system allowed colonists to draft natives to work the silver mines
Feudal
Encomienda
Mita
Tithe
33
Queen Elizabeth I knighted him, her "dear pirate" despite the objections from the Spanish.
John Cabot
Miles Standish
Christopher Columbus
Francis Drake
34
The Spanish conquerors of the New World were known as
Creoles
Peninsulares
Conquistadors
Mestizos
35
A system in which family members worked in the home to make part of a product.
Cribbage Industry
Mercantillism
Cottage Industry
Balance of Trade
36
Approximately how many Africans were taken from their homes and made slaves?
12 million
8 million
20 million
4 million
37
What was a letter of marque?
allowed owners of private ships to attack rival ships.
allowed explorers to claim rights to land discovered.
rules required by settlers in the new world.
determined a negotiated price between two countries.
38
The Treaty of Tordesillas established Spain as the only power in South America.
TRUE
FALSE
39
The trading pattern between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was called what?
Middle Passage
Spice Trade
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
40
What European disease devastated vast populations of Native Americas?
Measles
Influenza
Smallpox
Malaria
41
What explorer established Quebec for France?
Jacques Cartier
Pedro Cabral
Samuel de Champlain
Jean Alfonse
42
What country financed Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World?
Spain
England
Italy
Portugal
43
How many voyages did Columbus make to the Americas?
1
4
3
2
44
The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in _____.
1880
1774
1865
1823
45
The Spanish Armada defeated the English in 1588 becoming the world's greatest navy.
TRUE
FALSE
46
The bottom tip of South Africa is referred to as the Cape of _______________.
Good Hope
Gods Hope
da Gamma
Magellan
47
Where would one find the Strait of Magellan?
Southern Tip of India
Southern Tip of South America
Between Guam and the Philippines
Southern Tip of Africa
48
Located 7,000 ft above sea level , this was the country estate of the Incan leader.
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlan
Aztlan
Huayna Capac
49
By the 1800's, ______ would become the basis for most economic systems in the Western World.
capitalism
socialism
the gold standard
inflation
50
What explorer was credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando Cortes
Bartolomeu Dias
Francisco Pizarro
51
What Spanish explorer defeated the Aztecs after a 1519 invasion?
Francisco Pizarro
Henan Cortes
Bartolomeu Dias
Pedro Cabral
52
Who explored the New England coast of the America's for the British?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Amerigo Vespucci
Francis Drake