Quiz: Latin America Historical Influence

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

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The two European empires that colonized the most land in Latin America were

• Russia & Germany

• Spanish & Portugal

• China & North Korea

• Estonia & Bolgaria

Who did the Europeans first enslaved?

• Teachers

• Asians

• Indigenous people

• Africana

What created a new cultural identity in Latin America?

• The reunion of the Korean Peninsula

• Intermarriage between Africans, Portuguese, Spanish, and Indigenous people

• The Cold War

• B.T.S’s debut in 2013

Why did most of the Indigenous people die?

• Because they didn’t get BLACKPINK tickets

• Because they didn’t get GOT7 tickets

• Due to the diseases that the Europeans brought

• Because they didn’t get BTS tickets

Why did European empires want cheap labor in Latin America?

• To clean houses and work as servants

• To grow and sell cash crops

• To build new towns

• To construct to roads and railways

What are cash crops?

• Crops grown to be trade

• Crops grown to feed livestock

• Crops grown to be sold

• Crops grown to be given to families

Which are the two main things slaves were used for?

• MIning and Farming

• Hunting and Fishing

• Farming and manufacturing

• Mining and manufacturing

After many indigenous people died of European diseases, who did the Europeans enslave?

• Asians

• Africans from the West

• Weaboos

• Indigenous

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to ...

• work in mines.

• work on plantations.

• build ships.

• work as house servants.