Period 1-2 Review

European explorers introduced ___ into the New World.

• syphilis

• small pox

• tobacco

• maize

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were

• rural and poor
• small in population, but sophisticated in infrastructure 
• large, wealthy, and sophisticated
• large in geographical size, but sparsely populated 

How were Native Americans impacted by the Age of Exploration?

• They became rich from trading
• They used modern technology to farm more land
• Many died from disease, slavery, and war
• They were able to use written language to become successful

The religious group that wanted to improve the Church of England was which of the following?

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Anglicans

England's first colony at Jamestown 

• was an immediate economic success
• was saved from failure by John Smith's leadership and by JOhn Rolfe's introduction of tobacco 
• enjoyed the strong and continual support of King James I 
• depended on the introduction of African slave labor for its survival 

Which of the following New England settlements did not become a separate colony, but remained under the direct control of Massachusetts?

• Connecticut
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Rhode Island

What was the single greatest cause of Native American population decline after contact with the Old World?

• Constant warfare with Spaniards

• Forced conversion techniques of missionaries

• Enslavement and forced labor

• Introduction of old world diseases

What led to the importation of African slaves in the New World?

• The development of an agriculture-based economy

• The need to establish a lower class than Natives

• The resistance by Natives to work in agriculture

• The outlawing of the use of Native American labor

Why were early English settlements near natural bays and navigable rivers?

• Fear of encountering Native Americans

• Establish ports to ship raw materials back to England

• Limits placed on the borders of colonies in the New World

• Respect for Native American land claims

What was the primary motivation for the growth of plantation agriculture in the New World?

• Demand for New World crops

• Civil unrest in Europe

• Popularity of ideas that emerged with the European Enlightenment

• The popularity of New world furs and pelts