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Jones's SC 7-1 Age of Exploration
Jones's SC 7-1 Age of Exploration
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1
Ocean currents were important.The best way explorers learned to handle ocean currents was by
both a and c
riding with them.
staying within sight of land.
ignoring them.
2
All of the following were true of the Atlantic slave trade except
it gave rise to racism in the Americas
it decreased warfare among Africans
it contributed to the success of colonies in the Americas
it robbed African societies of their population
3
What policy did China and Japan follow as a result of their reaction to European colonialism.
expansionism
globalism
isolationism
mercantilism
4
The goal of mercantilism was to
increase foreign imports
reduce government involvement in business
acquire gold and silver through trade
acquire gold and silver through conquest
5
Australia and New Zealand are in the southern Pacific Ocean. Which nation claimed these lands?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
6
Capitalism works on the principle of supply & demand. What's usually true of supply & demand?
As supply goes down, prices go down.
As demand goes up, prices go up.
As supply goes up, prices go up.
As demand goes up, prices go down.
7
Where did Spain build its most successful colony in Asia?
the Philippines
the Moluccas
Indonesia
Thailand
8
Which of the following helped Europeans the most in conquering Native Americans?
gold
improved ships
horses
diseases
9
The largest trading post empire in North America was built by
France
England
Spain
Portugal
10
The Japanese allowed trade with Europeans only at
an island in Manila harbor
an island in Nagasaki harbor
the port of Macao
the city of Tokyo
11
Which explorer laid the basis for Spanish claims in the Americas?
Bartholomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Hernán Cortés
Vasco da Gama
12
The biggest forced migration of people in history took place out of
Asia
Europe
the Americas
Africa
13
Which Spanish conqueror captured the Inca Empire in South America?
Hernán Cortés
Cabeza de Vaca
Vasco da Gama
Francisco Pizzaro
14
Which nation used enslaved Africans to become the world's largest sugar producer in the 1600's?
Portugal
the Netherlands
Spain
England
15
Vasco da Gama found the first all-water route to Asia. What country did he sail for?
France
the Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
16
All of the following continents were directly involved in the Columbian Exchange except
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
17
Which nation eventually took control of the spice trade in the Southeast Asia?
Spain
the Netherlands
England
Portugal
18
Enslaved Africans protested bondage in all of the following ways except by
running away
giving up their African heritage
taking control of slave ships
rebelling
19
The key idea behind the concept of mercantilism is that countries
wanted to export more goods.
no longer needed entrepreneurs.
wanted to import more goods.
did not need colonies.
20
All of the following took part in the African slave trade except
Native Americans
African kingdoms
Muslim traders
European traders
21
What was the biggest difference between capitalism and mercantilism?
It wanted to keep government out of business.
It favored government regulation of business.
It discouraged investment by entrepreneurs.
It placed no emphasis on the principle of supply & demand.
22
In what is now New England, English settlers mostly built
trading posts
settler colonies
factory towns
plantation colonies
23
Which European country built plantation colonies in what is now the Southeastern United States?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
24
When English settlers came to North America, they demanded
the right to use Native American labor
encomiendas
plantations
the right to self-government
25
At first, Europeans tried to solve the labor shortage by using
free Africans
indentured servants
enslaved Africans
enslaved Native Americans
26
All of the following played an important role in the triangular tradeexcept ______.
Asian spices
guns
enslaved Africans
molasses
27
Europeans used enslaved Africans to
expand their conquering armies.
explore unknown lands.
form joint-stock companies.
work on farms in their colonies.
28
Who first tried to help the Europeans to find a water route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Hernán Cortés
Henry the Navigator
29
Which of the following describes the relationship between English colonists & Native Americans?
They pushed Native Americans off their lands.
They tried to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
They traveled into Native American lands to trade for furs
They lived among Native Americans.
30
The voyage of Ferdinand Magellan was the first to
reach the Americas.
circumnavigate the globe.
round the tip of Africa.
bring enslaved Africans to Europe.