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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What improvement to the caravel made it easier to steer than the older galleon?

square sails

flat bottoms

steering wheel

rudder in back

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The __________ were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America.

English

Vikings

Spanish

Porguguese

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Europeans find it necessary to explore new lands?

Europeans wanted to bring spices and other exotic goods to Asia.

Europeans were looking for new markets for their manufactured goods.

European people wanted to learn and possibly adopt the religions and customs of other lands.

European mines were not able to supply enough silver and gold for the needs of the merchants.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one consequence of the Doctrine of Discovery?

Native peoples were forced to pay for lands the Europeans discovered.

Native peoples were no longer entitled to lands they had always occupied.

Europeans were forced to pay for lands already occupied by native peoples.

Europeans could take the land from the native peoples as long as they had their permission.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason the Europeans began importing slaves from Africa to work on their new lands?

Most of the Native Americans refused to work.

Most of the Native Americans died from European diseases.

The Europeans regarded the Native Americans too highly to make them work.

The Europeans found it more economical to use the African slaves instead of the native peoples.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The movement of new plants, animals, people, and customs between Europe and the Americas in the

1400s and 1500s is called the __________.

New World

Columbian Exchange

Line of Demarcation

Treaty of Tordesillas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which place was Coronado the first European to discover?

Coastal Florida

Galveston Island

Grand Canyon

Mississippi River

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