UNIT 4: Exploration and Colonization

Which explorer’s journey first confirmed that the Americas were separate from Asia?

What role did the Catholic Church play in European exploration?

Which of the following best describes the economic system of the Spanish colonies in the Americas?

What was the primary goal of the Spanish conquistadors in the Americas?

What technological improvement helped explorers navigate better in the 1400s?

Who was the first to successfully sail around the southern tip of Africa to reach Asia?

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

What animal was introduced to the Americas through the Columbian Exchange that transformed transportation and warfare?

Which of the following was a result of Magellan’s expedition?

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Spain control of all lands in the New World.

Why did Europeans desire to explore Asia in the 1400s and 1500s?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Natives and Europeans in the early colonies?

Which country sent the first explorers to the Americas in search of a westward route to Asia?

Which country became one of Portugal’s most profitable overseas territories with the help of enslaved Africans?

Who was responsible for the Spanish conquest of the Incas?

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What was one of the major reasons Spain was able to conquer the Aztec Empire?

What was one of the long-term effects of European exploration on the Americas?

What was the most significant consequence of the Spanish Conquest of Peru?

What was one the most harmful effect of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans?

What did the Columbian Exchange bring from the Americas to Europe?

Which of the following countries first established colonies in South and Central America?

Who was the leader of the Aztecs when Cortés arrived?

Potatoes were introduced to Europe from the Americas during the Columbian Exchange

How did Mercantilism impact the slave trade to the Americas?

The Columbian Exchange helped spread livestock such as cattle, pigs, and sheep from Europe to the Americas.

The primary goal of European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries was to find new trade routes to Asia.

What the most important cash crop for the British colonies in North America?

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Why did the English and French begin to explore the Americas in the 1500s?

What was a primary economic goal of mercantilism?

What did the Spanish conquistadors bring with them to the Americas that drastically affected Native populations?