UNIT 4- Exploration and Colonization Test

After the Spanish conquered the Incan Empire, Peru became the world’s first global empire

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

Smallpox was one of the diseases brought to the Americas by Europeans during the Columbian Exchange.

What was a primary economic goal of mercantilism?

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

What was a key factor in Portugal’s success in early exploration?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is a description of a cottage industry?

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

The Dutch were the first to settle New Amsterdam, now known as New York City.

Mercantilism says that a country should

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who was the leader of the Aztecs when Cortés arrived?

What does the mother country send to its colonies in Mercantilism?

What did the Dutch focus on during their exploration efforts?

What was the most important crop grow in the Spanish colonies?

How did Malintzin help Cortes defeat the Aztecs?

How did Mercantilism impact the slave trade to the Americas?

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

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

What do colonies provide to the mother country in Mercantilism?

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

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

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

What role did the Catholic Church play in European exploration?

Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?

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

Who settled much of Eastern Canada?

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

Who was responsible for the Spanish conquest of the Incas?

Which country first established a successful colony in Jamestown?

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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

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

To learn geography of the known world, Europeans studied works of

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