Colonization

The role of colonies under the economic system of mercantilism was to --

• provide the "mother country" with raw materials.

• promote the economy of individual colonies.

• establish trade with foreign countries.

• establish trade with other colonies.

Captured Africans, travelling across the Atlantic to the New World, would travel in this section of the journey.

• The part crossing the Pacific.
• The "Middle Passage"
• The part from the New World to Europe.
• The part from England to Africa.

What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?

• Gold, God, and Glory

• Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity

• Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill

• Goodness, Grace, and Growth

Which nation started colonies in the New World first?

• England
• Spain
• the Netherlands
• France

The horrible effect Europeans had on Native Americans was

• crop rotation.

• diseases.

• the trading of goods.

• starvation.

Which Spanish explorer defeated the Aztec Empire in 1519?

• Francisco Coronado
• Hernan Cortes
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Cabeza de Vaca

What is a mission?

• A Spanish religious settlement.
• A fort to protect Spaniards.
• A stockade for cattle.
• A special saddle for a horse.

Which explorer conquered the Mayan and Incan empires?

• Francisco Coronado
• Francisco Pizarro
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Hernan Cortes

What crops allowed European populations to grow?

• corn and wheat

• rice and sugar cane

• corn and potatoes

• potatoes and pineapples.

Which important person founded a school for mapmaking and navigation?

• Columbus

• Prince Henry

• King Ferdinand

• Bartholomew Diaz