Chapter 1.2 Quiz

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded:

• Montreal.

• New York.

• Quebec.

• Champlain.

During the Pueblo Revolt, which of the following names were ordered to never be spoken again?

• Elizabeth

• Rebecca

• Mary

• Isabella

Dutch shareholders who agreed to transport tenants for agricultural labor were called:

• patroons

• partisans

• pantaloons

• patricians

In 1500, Pedro Cabral claimed Brazil for:

• the Netherlands.

• Portugal.

• Spain

• France

In 1610, Spain established the capital of New Mexico at ____, the first permanent European settlement in the Southwest.

• Santa Fe

• Roswell

• Los Alamos

• Albuquerque

In European exploration, conquest, and colonization of the New World after 1492, all of the following were true except

• Africans were enslaved and treated with great cruelty.

• Europeans brought with them a broad-ranging tolerance for others' viewpoints; kindness and tolerance being the mark of civilized peoples.

• Europeans imagined the Americas as a place of golden cities and fountains of youth

• Millions of Indians died from diseases brought by the Europeans

After conquests ended and settlements were built, who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

• Mestizos.

• Conquistadors.

• Criollos.

• Peninsulares.

What role did religion play in Columbus’s explorations?

• None whatsoever.

• Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

• Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade.

• Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella’s efforts to promote tolerance in Spain.

What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan’s explorations?

• He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.

• He died in the Caribbean islands.

• He led the conquering of the Aztecs.

• His voyages showed that the circumference of the earth was longer than what Columbus had estimated.

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

• Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival.

• The diet of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein.

• The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers.

• Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity.