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