World History Topic 11.3

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 a major impact of Spanish colonization of the Americas?

• It gave Spain absolute control over all of South America.

• The cost of maintaining overseas colonies quickly drained the Spanish treasury.

• All traces of Native American culture were wiped out in the Americas.

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