Which statement best explains why Spanish plantation owners entered the transatlantic slave trade?

Millions of Native Americans died of smallpox.

The smallpox epidemic, which killed millions of Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange, resulted in

a decrease in worker productivity

Which statement best describes how the actions of the Portuguese influenced the decisions of King Ferdinand of Spain?

Portugal’s winning in trade with Africa made Spain support Columbus.

Henry Hudson never found what he was looking for. Why do we remember him today?

His journeys lead to maps that enabled the colonization of North America.

The voyages of Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama were largely a result of Portugal’s desire

find an all-sea trade route to Asia

How did the theory of mercantilism lead to European colonization of the Americas?

European powers could compete with each other & control the colony wealth

Where did the Columbian Exchange occur?

between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

Which is the most likely explanation for why Indian rulers refused to trade with Vasco da Gama?

They already had strong trade relations with the Ottoman Empire.

Which type of Native American knowledge would have been of the greatest interest to early European settlers?

the kinds of plants that served as medicine

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1
Which statement best explains why Spanish plantation owners entered the transatlantic slave trade?
Their European competitors began to purchase slaves.
Indentured servants were only contracted to work for four to seven years.
Millions of Native Americans died of smallpox.
West Africans were looking to escape the wars between nearby kingdoms.
2
What was the European powers’ primary goal in establishing colonies in the Americas?
securing military bases
spreading Christianity
accumulating wealth
using Native Americans as laborers
3
The smallpox epidemic, which killed millions of Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange, resulted in
a decrease in worker productivity
an increase in the food supply
the creation of new trade opportunities
the introduction of domestic animals
4
Which statement best describes how the actions of the Portuguese influenced the decisions of King Ferdinand of Spain?
Got the Spanish king to invest in smaller ships and new technologies.
Ferdinand cried like a little girl with a bruised knee.
Portugal’s winning in trade with Africa made Spain support Columbus.
Attacks on unprotected trading vessels encouraged Ferdinand to unify Spain
5
Henry Hudson never found what he was looking for. Why do we remember him today?
His ship was disabled by the frozen Arctic waters and all his crew died.
His deals with Native Americans lead to the peaceful settlement in Canada.
His journeys lead to maps that enabled the colonization of North America.
The large river that he explored remains the major route to the Great Lakes
6
The voyages of Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama were largely a result of Portugal’s desire
dominate the African slave trade
find an all-sea trade route to Asia
control more territory than Spain
produce accurate maps of the New World
7
What did the encomienda system do?
It divided the lands between Spain and Portugal.
It enslaved Native Americans.
It funded Christian missionaries.
It enabled European crops to grow in the Americas.
8
Which countries dominated colonization of South America in the 1600s?
Holland & Spain
Portugal & France
England & Italy
Portugal & Spain
9
How did the theory of mercantilism lead to European colonization of the Americas?
European powers could compete with each other & control the colony wealth
It allowed persecuted Christians to move to colonies to seek a church.
Spaniards cured smallpoxes.
It allowed missionaries’ desire to convert Native Americans in the colonies
10
Where did the Columbian Exchange occur?
between South and North America
among the Incan and Aztec empires
within European colonies
between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
11
Why was John Cabot unable to establish a trade route to China?
His crew deserted him.
His ship failed him.
He was blocked by a continent.
His wife made him go food shopping and nagged him until he went.
12
Which is the most likely explanation for why Indian rulers refused to trade with Vasco da Gama?
They thought the shipping route between India and Portugal was too long.
Da Gama’s European business practices were unfamiliar to them.
Da Gama didn't want to pay the high prices they asked for luxury items
They already had strong trade relations with the Ottoman Empire.
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Which type of Native American knowledge would have been of the greatest interest to early European settlers?
the religious beliefs practiced in the region
the types of materials used to build houses
the kinds of plants that served as medicine
the locations in which tribal leaders gathered

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