Settling of the Americas

What treaty divided the Americas between Spain and the Portugal?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Augusta

Who conquered the Incas?

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasquez Balboa

• Francisco Pizzara

• Hernan Cortes

Who took the lead in the conquest of the Americas?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

All of the following nations except _______________ challenged Spain for the colonization of the Americas?

• Portugal

• France

• England

• the Netherlands

What was Spain's two goals for the Americas?

• to conquer both North and South America

• To find gold and slaves

• to take wealth back to Spain and convert the Native Americans to Christianity.

• To trade with the Native Americans and learn their culture

What was the purpose of the encomienda system?

• to establish schools for Native Americans

• to use the labor of Native Americans

• to setup churches to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• to set a station for trading goods

What was brought by Europeans that killed millions of Native Americans?

• guns and cannons

• animals such as lions and tigers

• diseases

• poisonous insects

After the Native Americans, who did the Spanish turn to as laborers on the plantations?

• Europeans

• Africans

• Mexicans

• Asians

Who attacked Spanish ships as they sailed back to Spain?

• the Portuguese

• the French

• the English

• the Germans

Which of following nations claimed the least amount of territories in the Americas?

• Portugal

• France

• England

• the Netherlands