Review #2 Chapter 2

In what year did Columbus and 90 crewman land in the Americas on their first voyage?

• 1529

• 1942

• 1492

• 1842

Which country paid for Columbus' four expeditions?

• France

• Portugal

• Netherlands

• Spain

The trade network that started between the Old World and New World as a result of Columbus' expeditions was called

• Columbus' Trade Network

• Columbian Exchange

• Indian Exchange

• Transcontinental Exchange

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first person to circumnavigate the Earth.

• True

• False

The city of Tenochtitlan that was conquered by Cortes is today the city of

• San Salvador

• San Juan

• Mexico City

• Tijuana

Which of the following were established by the Spanish to convert the Natives to Christianity?

• missions

• plantations

• alliances

• coureur de ois

In the Spanish social class system, who held the highest government positions?

• Pensinsulares

• Creoles

• Mestizos

• Mullatos

Mercantilism required colonies to...

• purchase manufactured good any European country.

• give the colonizing countries their raw materials at a cheap price.

• only trade with the colonizing country

• None of the above are correct.

Which settlement divided the English colonies in North America when they settled what is today New York?

• New Spain

• New France

• New Portugal

• New Netherland

The colony of New France was developed and profited by

• demanding gold, silver, and other precious metals from the Natives.

• being friendly with the Natives and trading beaver pelts for guns and other items the Natives wanted.

• enslaving the Natives and forcing them to work in the farm fields.

• trading bear skins for horses.