Unit 1

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolome De las Casas

• Hernan Cortes

• King Phillip II

The first cities in North America appeared in what region?

• Western Alaska

• New York City

• Central California

• Central Mexico

Why was the English defeat of the Spanish Armada so important?

• Spain’s navy was crippled after the battle and they could no longer control overseas trade, allowing England to become the greatest naval power in the world.

• The Spanish King died in the battle

• The Spanish lost so many men, that they now had to rely on their African soldiers to fight their wars.

• The English became Catholic after the battle

What percentage of Native Americans died from the diseases that they had no immunity to once contact and trading with the “old world” began?

• 10-15

• 40

• 90

• 100

What country was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

• Antartica

• Russia

• Portugal

• Spain

Define the Columbian Exchange:

• A place to trade currency

• The removal of Africans from their homelands to the Americas

• An agreement among several groups, states, or governments to protect and support one another in battle

• The exchange of plants, animals, microbes, people, and ideas between Europe and the Americas following Columbus’s first voyage

What was the Middle Passage?

• A trail where large groups of covered wagons traveled together across North America

• The science of finding position and planning routes, often used in relation to seafaring

• A passage by water between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the northern coast of North America

• The long trip across the Atlantic Ocean by which enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas

What did Bartolomé de las Casas recommend once he saw witnessed the conditions of the Native Americans under Spanish rule?

• To stop the forced conversions to Christianity

• To send African slaves to the Americas

• To send the natives to Europe to develop immunities

• To create a country ruled by natives

Who was at the bottom of the Feudal Hierarchy?

• The King

• The Clergy

• The Serfs

• The Pope

What was the most important resource to the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains?

• Bison

• Eagle

• Fire

• Corn