Why did the Native American population decline so rapidly in the Caribbean?

They had no immunity to the diseases carried by Europeans

What was the major source of wealth in all of the 13 English colonies?

Selling cash crops from plantation agriculture

What was a direct result of teh Atlantic slave trade on West Africa?

Many West African communities faced population losses

What was the significance of Bartholomeu Dias's accomplishment?

He showed the possibility of reaching Asia by sea

Compared with settlers in the Spanish and French colonies, English colonists had-

fewer legal and political rights

One reason Spanish conquistadores were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-

Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

Introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

How did conquest of the Americas effect Spain?

Wealth from the American colonies made Spain Europe's greatest power

How did the Western Hemisphere receive the name Ameirca?

Italian sea captain Amerigo Vespucci named it for himself

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Why did the Native American population decline so rapidly in the Caribbean?
Native Americans left the islands after the Spanish invaded
Spanish explorers transported them to South America
They had no immunity to the diseases carried by Europeans
The Spanish killed them with guns and cannons
2
Who led an expedition that circumnaviated the world?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
3
China's Ming and Qing dynasties-
prohibited all foreign trade
encouraged foreign trade
allowed foreign trade only with Britain
restricted foreign trade
4
Portugal gained control of trade in Southeast Asia by-
sharing European technology with local ruler
paying for trading rights
establishing ties with local rulers
using military force
5
Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, and animals?
Christopher Columbus
Bartolome de las Casas
Samuel de Champlain
Hernan Cortez
6
What was the major source of wealth in all of the 13 English colonies?
Trading and selling enslaved Africans
Selling cash crops from plantation agriculture
Using the resources of their diverse geographic environments
Growing grain
7
What was a direct result of teh Atlantic slave trade on West Africa?
European industrial factories were established throughout Africa
Many West African communities faced population losses
Animism was no longer practiced in Africa
African across the continent hired Europeans to train their military
8
What was the significance of Bartholomeu Dias's accomplishment?
he was able to seize control of the spice trade
he opened up a trade route through the Indian Ocean
he helped the Portuguese establish trading connections with Arabs
He showed the possibility of reaching Asia by sea
9
Compared with settlers in the Spanish and French colonies, English colonists had-
fewer legal and political rights
greater access to gold and silver
more violent conflicts with Native Americans
a large degree of self-government
10
Europeans sought new trade routes so that they could-
Gain direct access to Asia
Avoid exposure to the Black Death
Travel along the Silk Roads
Reach their American colonies faster
11
The exchange of enslaved Africans for guns in Africa and for molasses in the Americas was part of-
the triangular trade
the Columbian Exchange
Mercantilism
the price revolution
12
One reason Spanish conquistadores were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-
Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence
Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology
Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs
The Spanish Calvary outnumbered the Aztec warriors
13
What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?
Rapid decline in European population
Economic instability in China and Japan
Spread of Hinduism into India
Introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas
14
Which European power competed for empire in North America during the 1700s?
Spain and Portugal
France and Britain
Spain and Britain
France and Netherlands
15
Which of the following countries were once a Portuguese colony?
Peru
Brazil
Cuba
Mexico
16
How did conquest of the Americas effect Spain?
Many Spaniards converted to Native American religions
Spain became the first European nation to use horses
Wealth from the American colonies made Spain Europe's greatest power
Diseases from the America's wiped out Spain's populations
17
How did the Western Hemisphere receive the name Ameirca?
A German cartographer labed the region in a map he published
Queen Isabella named the region for a Catholic saint
Columbus named the region for his chief mate
Italian sea captain Amerigo Vespucci named it for himself

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