Chapter 4: Spain Builds an Empire

Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?

• to find a shorter route to the Indies.

• to show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that he could make the journey

• to take part in the Columbian Exchange

• to discover the Bahama Islands

Which of the following was NOT a reason COlumbus made more voyages to the West Indies?

• Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies

• Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies.

• He wanted to learn the language of the Taino

• The Spanish wanted the riches of the land.

Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange?

• sharing the riches from one land to another in the Western Hemisphere

• moving people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit

• using missionaries to convery Indians to Christianity in the Eastern Hemisphere

What did NOT happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs to the Western Hemisphere

• Europeans enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, and beans.

• Many Indians died from overwork and the diseases brought over by the Europeans.

• Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land.

How did Columbus's voyages impact the Americas?

• Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas.

• Explorers and settlers abandoned their plans to colonize the West Indies.

• The Indians returned to Asia with Columbus.

• The Indians showed the Europeans how to breed stronger horses.

Which best describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?

• larger forces, better weapons, and horses

• metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies

• stone weapons, muskets, and allies

• disease, allies, and more men

Which is NOT a change the Spanish brought to New Spain?

• built a new capital city

• converted Indians to Christianity

• started the Incan Empire

• started gold and silver mines

After Cortes conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan empire?

• Pizarro

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortes

What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire?

• New Portugal

• New Spain

• Lima

• Peru

Which happened FIRST in Spain's search for gold?

• Esteban was killed in present-day New Mexico by the Zuni people

• Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest

• The kingdom of Cibola was discovered far north of Mexico

• Coronado explored the present-day states of the American Southwest