GPB Textbook Ch 5 (SS8H1b,c)

Which country was not a major colonizer of the New World? (SS8H1c)

• Italy

• England

• France

• Spain

Which answer was the MAIN cause of the conditions listed? (SS8H1b)

• European exploration and colonization

• American Revolution

• Spanish search for gold

• European involvement in the slave trade

Which definition best explains the British policy known as mercantilism? (SS8H1b)

• trade policy whereby a nation imports less than it exports

• military policy for defending colonial outposts

• trade policy for opening trade routes to the Far East

• military policy for establishing buffer colonies to protect settlements

What was a misunderstanding that often led to warfare between European settlers and Native Americans? (SS8H1c)

• differences over the common ownership of land

• disagreement about the division of labor between men and women

• disagreement about adopting a shared language and alphabet

• differences over cultural and spiritual practices

What long-term change for Native American groups in Georgia was caused by the event shown on the map? (SS8H1c)

• decline in population

• increase in territory

• beginning of peaceful times

• preservation of traditional lifestyles

Which of the following is NOT a reason for European exploration to and discovery of the New World? (SS8H1b)

• desire to spread the Jewish faith to new continents and peoples

• direct access to Far East trade routes that were not controlled by Muslims

• expansion of empire through conquest and colonization

• access to purportedly abundant deposits of gold and silver

What was one reason the Spanish started settlements in North America? (SS8H1b)

• convert Native Americans to Christianity

• protect trade routes between South America and the Far East

• discourage settlement by English and French Protestants

• capture Native Americans to use as slaves in South America

Which conclusion can BEST be drawn from the chart? (SS8H1b)

• Spanish, French, and British all had economic interests in the Southeast.

• Spanish supported French land claims in the Southeast.

• Spanish had the least impact on Native Americans in the Southeast.

• Spanish, French, and British all wanted to bring Christianity to the Southeast.

Which country sought territory in southeastern North America in order to protect its claim to the continent’s most important inland waterway, the Mississippi River? (SS8H1b)

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Which condition in England inspired James Oglethorpe to plan a colony in Georgia? (SS8H2a)

• There were many debtors in England.

• The government was too strict in England.

• There was very little available farmland in England.

• The black plague was claiming many lives in England.