Exploration

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

• They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.

• They wanted to practice their navigating skills.

• They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.

• They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?

• They prayed for the Native Americans.

• They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.

• They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.

• They paid the Native Americans gold to work building colonies for them.

The Middle Passage was_______________?

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.

• The transport of African slaves to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.

• Trading goods among three countries.

• The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.

The Mother Country creates favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which term best describes this statement?

• Communism

• Feudalism

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?

• Columbo
• Dias
• Cabral
• Columbus

Which of the following is the best example of a country having a favorable balance of trade?

• England has to import most of its food supply from neighboring France.

• The Dutch export as many domestic goods as they import foreign goods.

• Portugal sells caravels to all of Europe and they import very little timber from England.

• Spain has to borrow money from France to pay off their monthly bills.

What was the 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, that moved the Line of Demarcation further west into South America?

• The Reformation

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Tordesillas

A practice in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa.

• Middle Passage

• Atlantic Slave Trade

• Triangular Trade

• Columbian Exchange

Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain.

• Colonies
• Cortes
• Joint-stock
• Conquistadors

Territories that are controlled by other countries and are often settled by people from the controlling countries.

• Cortes

• Caravel

• Exploration

• Colonies