Module 2 New Empires in the Americas

What was the main product that the French traded for with the Native Americans?

• fur

• gold

• silver

• ore

What was El Camino Real?

• yellow brick road

• a network of roads (Royal Road)

• a map of New Spain

• a network of irrigation systems

What did Hernando de Soto discover in 1541?

• fountain of youth

• pyramids

• Rio Grande River

• Mississippi River

What is a plantation?

• a field of flowers

• A large farm

• a small farm

• a rocky farm

Bartolome' de Las Casas described the treatment of the Native American people by the Spaniards as

• kind

• generous

• devilish

• awesome

Why did the Viking longships travel through rough seas better than earlier ships?

• They were more flexible

• They were more stable

• They were more rocky

• They were more uncomfortable

Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and on to Calicut, India?

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Ponce de Leon

• Vasco de Gama

What was the main reason King Phillip II of Spain launched the Armada against England?

• He wanted to drive the Catholics out of England

• He wanted to drive the Protestants out of England

• He wanted to drive the Indians out of England

• He wanted to drive the immigrants out of England

Which explorer sailed under the flags of two different countries?

• Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Vasco de Gama

Why might Bartolome de Las Cases have spoken out against the encomienda system?

• He didn't like the terrible treatment of the Africans

• He didn't like the terrible treatment of the Spaniards

• He didn't like the terrible treatment of the Aztecs

• He didn't like the terrible treatment of Native Americans .