APUSH 2.2 ~ European Colonization in the Americas (Heilmer's)

What was the primary means of extracting wealth in Spanish colonies?

• Agriculture and mining of gold and silver

• Trade in fish and fur

• Forced labor from Africa

• Conversion of natives to Christianity

Which European country had a greater interest in trade rather than conquest in the Americas?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Netherlands

What was the main goal of French colonial settlements in North America?

• Converting natives to Christianity

• Establishing large plantations

• Expanding their empire

• Engaging in trade

What did the French traders introduce to the Ojibwe Indians? Pick 2 answers

• Iron cookware and farming tools

• Manufactured cloth

• Beaver pelts

• Christianity

Which European country established the colony of New Amsterdam?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Netherlands

What was the main motivation for English colonization in the Americas?

• Religious freedom

• Conquest of native empires

• Expanding trade routes

• Economic opportunities and land

How did the English settlers differ from the Spanish in their treatment of native populations?

• They subjugated the natives under the encomienda system

• They expelled the natives from their lands

• They peacefully coexisted with the natives

• They converted the natives to Christianity

What was the enclosure movement in England?

• The sale of land to private parties

• The conversion of natives to Christianity

• The establishment of trading hubs

• The persecution of Protestants

What was the main economic activity in New Amsterdam?

• Agriculture and mining

• Fishing and fur trade

• Manufacturing and cloth trade

• Slave labor and plantation farming

What was the primary motivation for French colonization in the Americas?

• Religious freedom

• Conquest of native empires

• Expanding trade routes

• Economic opportunities