World History QUIZ Topic 11 Review

Why were the results of Columbus's first meeting with Native Americans in the West Indies important?

• It had a sudden, short-term effect on European expansion.

• It had a serious, far-reaching impact on Native Americans.

• It had a major but gradual effect on Portuguese colonization.

• It had an unexpected, long-lasting impact on trade with Africa.

How were the Aztec and Inca empires impacted by Spanish conquistadors and European colonization?

• Conquistadors made peace with the empires, and then Europeans set up colonies.

• The Aztec and Inca empires shrank and survived only into the 1700s.

• Conquistadors destroyed the empires, and then Europeans built new settlements.

• The Aztec and Inca resisted and expelled both conquistadors and European settlers.

How did Portugal and other European nations challenge Spanish power?

• Portugal colonized Brazil, and other nations backed privateers and explorers.

• France colonized Brazil, and Portugal and others invaded Peru and New Spain.

• Netherlands captured the Philippines, and Portugal and others backed privateers.

• Portugal attacked Spain's colonies, and other nations aided the Spanish.

Which was an effect of Spain's regulation of trade in its American colonies?

• Colonists could only trade with other Spanish colonies.

• Colonists could export raw materials only to Spain.

• Colonists could trade silver with other European nations.

• Colonists could not buy Spanish manufactured goods.

Which was the MOST significant impact of Spanish colonization of the Americas?

• It provided opportunities for wealth and lands for Europeans, but at a great cost to Native Americans and Africans brought over for slave labor.

• For the first time, Europeans ruled a vast overseas empire.

• Native Americans resisted Spanish colonization.

• For the first time, sea routes connected much of the world.

As Europeans struggled for power in North America, Native Americans dealt with them by

• trading Native American gold for colonists' weapons.

• selling land claims and receiving permanent rights to live on the land.

• joining the conflict and playing the Europeans against one another.

• moving north to avoid the conflict.

The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact because

• they needed to establish their religious beliefs before landing.

• they wanted to set some guidelines for governing their colony.

• they wanted to make sure all men and women had the right to vote.

• there were royal officials onboard who required a constitution.

How did England's political traditions affect the types of government established in England's American colonies?

• English colonies were direct democracies with rights and freedoms.

• English colonial governments prohibited discrimination based on race or religion.

• English colonists had some limited representative self-government.

• English colonists elected members of Parliament.

The colonies of New France expanded into a vast territory, but grew slowly due to

• France's focus on receiving revenues from imported goods and taxes.

• the difficulty in maneuvering through the dense wilderness along the east coast.

• the difficulty in farming in the Canadian climate.

• England's obstruction of French trade routes along the Mississippi River.

How did England become the dominant power in North America?

• by paying mercenaries and privateers to fight the Indians

• by winning a global war against France

• by staying neutral in the French and Indian War

• by buying Canada and Florida from Spain