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chapter 2 New Empires in the Americas
chapter 2 New Empires in the Americas
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review of Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English explorers
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1
What happened to Roanoke Colony after 1587?
Colonists celebrated birth of baby
colonists brutally killed by Natives
Colonists went back to Europe
Colonists disappeared after abandoning site
2
How many million Africans were shipped across the Atlantic as slaves from 1520 to 1860?
9
10
11
12
3
Who defeated the Inca?
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Hernado de Soto
4
Who was Queen Elizabeth showing allegiance to?
Anglican Church
Catholic Church
Protestants
Hugenots
5
Why was King Philip II surprised he lost?
He had recently beat the French
his ships were faster and smaller
His fleet had fancier equipment
his fleet was 3x larger than England's
6
Advantage Viking longships had over earlier vessels
speed
strength
size
stability
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Why did colonists turn to slaves of West Africa?
government legalized slavery
wanted slaves familiar with tobacco and sugar
West African slaves already had immunity to diseases
Pope asked them to use them instead of Native Americans
8
What was the biggest advantage the Spanish had over the Aztec and Inca?
immunity to disease
steel armor and weapons
strong leaders
larger armies
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What country was King Philip II from?
Portugal
Germany
Spain
England
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What role did Malintzin play?
leader of the Inca
Spanish Conquistador
Indian who told Montezuma of Cortez's plan
Indian woman who helped Cortez
11
Where did the Aztecs live?
Cuba
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
12
Columbian Exchange deadly effects were
infecting Native Americans with diseases
bringing bubonic plague and Black Death to Florence
stealing Native American's food
spreading measles, smallpox, and typhus throughout Europe
13
What did Bartolome de Las Casas do to try to change Spain's governing in the Americas?
wrote letters defending the Native Americans
revised laws about slaves
asked to use Native Americans instead of slaves
asked Spanish government to reward the plantation owners
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Treaty of Tordesillas was used to
moved Line of Demarcation 800 miles west
expand Spain's lands east of Demarcation
Required people to collect gold
prevented war between Spain and Native Americans`
15
Why was Martin Luther against the Catholic Church?
Church was mixing too much in politics
made religion to simple - religion should be challenging
Church focused more on wealth and were corrupt
Church didn't allow for people to read the Bible
16
Because of Columbus's voyages we now had conflict between what two countries?
France and Spain
France and Portugal
Spain and Portugal
Africa and Spain
17
Where did Leif Eriksson's ship get blown off course to?
Greenland
Cape of Good Hope
the North American coast
Portugal
18
What was the encomienda system used for?
making sure settler's land was part of Crown
rewarding settlers for bringing in wealth
converting the locals to Christianity
giving settlers incentive to practice slavery
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Diaspora refers to
voyage taken by slaves across Atlantic
scattering of enslaved Africans in New World
regulation of slave treatment
forced labor
20
What document is needed to start a colony?
deed
charter
lease
title
21
Whose crew circumnavigated the world?
Columbus's
Magellan's
Vespucci's
Balboa's
22
Which sailor helped Portugal win the race to Asia?
Vasco de Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Cabeza de Vaca
23
Caravels were different from earlier ships because they
could steer with a rudder
could sail into the wind
taller masts
square sails
24
Whose men discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado's
Ponce de Leon's
Cabeza de Vaca's
Narvaez's
25
Who was Peter Minuit?
German who built printing press
Frenchman who founded Mississippi
Dutchman who founded New Amsterdam
Englishman given charter for Roanoke
26
Under Encomienda what could settlers do?
punish Native Americans if not Christians
take Native American land
bring in slaves
tax local Natives or put them to work
27
Why was Queen Elizabeth against the Spanish?
She had a grudge against King Philip II
She wanted Spain to have economic problems
Her father, Henry VIII, had started Anglican church
Her father, Henry VIII, liked the Sea Dogs
28
Term for voyage taken by slaves from Africa
African Diaspora
Middle Passage
Great Migration
Columbian Exchange
29
Which country did Cartier claim land for?
Spain
France
Netherlands
England
30
What importance came from looking for Northwest passage?
Europeans were interested in North America
France and Italy claimed land
resulted in better maps
led to French, Italian, and Dutch sailors to sail for others
31
Why was it important to find sea route to Asia?
showed Europeans that working with Asians was not new
bypass merchants who had monopoly
gave Europeans the opportunity to hold political offices
introduced Europeans to new investors
32
What is an astrolabe used for?
location using the stars
determining direction
estimating distance
calculating the rate of travel by measuring wind speed
33
Pueblos were useful for
military outposts
trading posts and centers of government
cultural sites
holy places with churches
34
Why did Dutch allow all religions to their colony?
wanted to keep peace among different groups
thought it would attract more settlers
It was what others were doing
it was against their religion to be intolerant
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What is Columbian Exchange?
exchanging new plants and animals
shipping wheat and barley to Europe
successful trade route between Europe and Americas
Columbus describing new plants
