U.S. History-Chapter 2 Quiz

Who introduced the idea of using Africans as slave workers?

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Coronado

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Francisco Pizarro

Which of the following was a reason why the Spanish defeated both the Aztecs and Incas?

• The Spanish had brought fresh water with them.

• The Spanish had superior military equipment.

• The Spanish had better food because they were better hunters than the Aztecs and Incas.

• The Spanish monarchs that made the journey with the colonists intimidated the Aztecs and Incas.

Which set of laws stated how the Spanish colonies should be organized and ruled?

• Laws of the Spanish Colonies

• Native Laws of Spain

• Laws of New Spain

• Laws of the Indies

What were presidios?

• They were land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans.

• They were settlements run by Catholic priests whose goal was to convert Indians to Christianity.

• They were forts that housed soldiers.

• They were towns that were centers of farming and trade.

What were peninsulares?

• They were colonists who were born in the Americas to parents of Spanish origin.

• They were colonists who were born on what would eventually become the Florida peninsula.

• They were colonists who were born in Spain.

• They were colonists of mixed Spanish and Indian background.

What name was given to the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Detroit

• Quebec

Which of the following was one of the main reasons for French colonization in America?

• the opportunity to create wealth through trade.

• the possibility of discovering gold and silver deposits.

• to find and ship Native Americans to France for use as slaves.

• to discover a passage from Canada to the Gulf of Mexoco.

Why did nearly half of the Plymouth settlers perish soon after settling there?

• They were attacked by angry mobs of neighboring settlers.

• They were attacked by wild animals.

• They died of disease or starvation.

• They were attacked by tribes of Native Americans.

What name was given to the Pilgrims'/Separatists' first settlement?

• Plymouth

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts Bay

What name was given to the representative assembly of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• General Assembly

• Senate

• General Court

• Supreme Court