How are electoral votes determined?

By how many people live in that state

How did the caravel help European exploration?

It was a smaller ship with triangular sails that made it easier to travel

What was the Middle Passage?

Voyage taken by slave ships from Africa

The Virginia Company was...

The joint-stock company that began the settlement of Jamestown

The Treaty of Tordesillas...

Divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal

The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to do what?

Establish a settlement in North America

Why were the Spanish able to conquer the Aztecs so easily?

The Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs

The "starving time" was when....?

When Jamestown experienced a harsh fall and winter in 1609

The electoral college is

A process used to elect the US president

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1
Where were most slaves forced to work?
Shipyards
Plantations
The Military
2
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
John Smith
Columbus
Powhatan
3
Physical maps typically show...
Capitals
Bodies of water and cities
Landforms and bodies of water
Cities and states
4
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
268 of the 538
270 of the 538
538 of the 538
403 of the 538
5
What tribe of Native Americans was in control of almost all of Virginia?
Powhatan
Cherokee
Iroquois
Croatoans
6
How are electoral votes determined?
By how many people live in that state
By how many schools were in the state
By how big the state is
By how many homes were owned in the state
7
How did the caravel help European exploration?
It was a person that made accurate maps for the explorers
It helped the explorers know what direction they were headed
It was a smaller ship with triangular sails that made it easier to travel
It helped navigators chart their position at sea using the stars
8
What was the Middle Passage?
Distance north or south of the equator
System in which conquistadors had forced natives to work
Voyage taken by slave ships from Africa
Large Spanish estates usually owned by wealthy families
9
The Virginia Company was...
Relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
The joint-stock company that began the settlement of Jamestown
Invested in gold and silver
Written contract that a company or person the right to establish a colony
10
Which is not one of the 3 G's
Glory
God
Grain
Gold
11
The Treaty of Tordesillas...
Gave North America to Spain
Divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal
Was a peace deal between England and France
Divided Africa between Europeans
12
What is the following picture depicting?
The Columbian Exchange
Columbus' Voyages
Triangular Trade
The Middle Passage
13
What did an Astrolabe measure?
Position of the stars
Weight
Depth of Ocean
Wind speed
14
The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to do what?
To get rid of English rights
Establish a settlement in North America
Board the ship to the New World
Find gold and silver
15
What continents were involved in the triangular trade?
Only Europe and the Americas
Asia, Europe, Americas
Africa, Americas, Europe
Europe, Africa, Asia
16
Why were the Spanish able to conquer the Aztecs so easily?
The Spanish had more people
The Spanish knew the land better
The Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs
The Aztecs were not a powerful Empire
17
What was the main cause of the Native American population declining rapidly?
Disease
Conflict with other Native tribes
Slavery
War
18
The "starving time" was when....?
When Jamestown experienced a harsh fall and winter in 1609
When the Pilgrims came over on the Mayflower
Plymouth went through a rough winter
When the natives massacred all the colonists of Jamestown in
19
The electoral college is
A school that teaches people how to vote
An education center
A process used to elect the US president
A fancy word for popular vote
20
In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the present-day _________.
East Indies
Bahamas
Hispaniola
Canary Islands

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