How did owning colonies make European nations wealthy and lead to the formation of capitalism?

more diverse set of raw materials/goods for consumers

Which of the following is the best definition of 'slavery'?

system where people can be legally owned property or others

Which of the following was not a motivation for Europeans to explore?

expanding the slave trade to the Americas

Which of the following crops did slaves in the Americas primarily cultivate?

sugar, tobacco, coffee beans, and cotton

Why were the Spanish able to get so rich off of sugar plantations?

sugar was easy to growthey used slave labor

How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute tot he Age of Exploration?

He established a network of Catholic missions in Africa, He opened a school for explorers and sponsored their trips

Why did African leaders get rich off of the Atlantic Slave trade?

They traded people for European goods

a settlement in a different country

What was the Columbian Exchange?

trade of people, animals, plants b/n the new and old worlds

Which factor contributed most to the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

European advances in knowledge and technology

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1
Which continents were part of the 'Old World'?
Europe and Africa
Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia
Europe, Africa, and Asia
Europe and Asia
2
Which European country focussed on establishing a fur trade with Native America?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
3
Which of the following old world diseases did not kill many natives on the New World? (Longer)
syphillis
measles
smallpox
malaria
4
Which country was Christopher Columbus looking for when he landed in the Americas?
India
America
Spain
Africa
5
How did owning colonies make European nations wealthy and lead to the formation of capitalism?
colonies were better positioned to trade on the Silk Road
Slavery allowed for Europeans to not pay workers
more diverse set of raw materials/goods for consumers
They spent a lot of money to send explorers& set up colonies
6
Which of the following is the best definition of 'slavery'?
stealing people from Africa and tightly packing them on ship
putting people in chains and forcing them to work for you
system where people can be legally owned property or others
a vigilante program where people traded labor for a home
7
Which of the following was not a motivation for Europeans to explore?
Spreading Christianity
expanding the slave trade to the Americas
Gaining new knowledge and wealth
Finding new trade routes to Asia
8
Which animal did the Spanish not introduce to the Americas?
horses
cattle
pigs
rats
9
Which explorer was the first to lead an expedition to sail around the entire world?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
francisco Pizarro
10
Which of the following crops did slaves in the Americas primarily cultivate?
sugar, tobacco, corn, and wheat
Sugar, cotton, tobacco, and nuts
sugar, tobacco, coffee beans, and cotton
sugar, tobacco, cotton, and silk
11
Settlers at Plymouth moved to North America in order to
set up a trading post for France
practice their religion
get rich finding gold
find a trade route to India
12
Why were the Spanish able to get so rich off of sugar plantations?
people couldn't get tobacco so they had to buy sugar
sugar was easy to growthey used slave labor
sugar was easy to grow
People knew that sugar was not healthy for them
13
Which economic system would capitalism be synonymous with?
mixed
traditional
market
command
14
How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute tot he Age of Exploration?
He established a network of Catholic missions in Africa
He made contact with Muslim rulers of the Silk Road
He paid European explorers to search for trade routes
He opened a school for explorers and sponsored their trips
15
Which continents were part of the 'New World'?
North and South America and Australia
North and South America and Africa
North America
North and South America
16
Why did African leaders get rich off of the Atlantic Slave trade?
They won many sea battles against the Europeans
They traded people for European goods
African leaders used slave labor to cultivate raw materials
They lost their strongest workers to Europeans
17
What is a colony?
people uniting for a common cause
increase in population of a country
a settlement in a different country
an expedition to explore new lands
18
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Any trade that occurred during the Age of Explorations
trade of people, animals, plants b/n the new and old worlds
the trade occurring on the Silk Road trade routes
a system of trade routes between Columbia and the New World
19
Which crop was most important to English colony's success in North America?
tobacco
sweet potatoes
tomatoes
corn
20
Which factor contributed most to the beginning of the Age of Exploration?
the catholic church's desire to win new converts
Italian merchants reopening the Silk Road
Collapse of the Byzantine Empire
European advances in knowledge and technology

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