European Exploration (U. 1)

A major impact of the Columbian exchange on western Europe was the introduction of

• Christianity that led to the rise of the Catholic Church
• new food crops that improved the European diet
• new military technology that weakened local rulers
• diseases that drastically reduced the population of Europe

After contact with Europeans in the 1500's millions of Native Americans died because

• slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe
• new foods which made them sick
• religious persecution because of the Spanish Inquisition
• diseases which the Native Americans were not immune to

The exchange of plants and animals between the Americas and Europe is called

• Silk Road
• Ecomienda System
• Columbian Exchange
• Open Door Policy

The Dutch settlement New Amsterdam eventually became

• Albany
• New York City
• Boston
• New Netherlands

Which group of Europeans first settled the Hudson River Valley and established the patroon system of land ownership?

• French
• Spanish
• _Dutch
• British

Early European explorers who came to the New World were looking for a northwest passage in order to

• prove the world was round
• explore the Great Lakes
• improve trade with Native Americans
• find a shorter route to Asia

What state was explored by Henry Hudson?

• New York
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• New England

The Spanish Armada was defeated by which country?

• France
• Italy
• England
• Russia

What group founded the colony that is now called New York?

• Virginia Charter
• Puritans
• Dutch West India Company
• London Company

What event made Europeans aware of the riches of the East?

• Columbus's first voyage
• The Crusades
• Cortes' destruction of Tenochtitlan
• Norse voyages to North America