Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Who funded Christopher Columbus to seek new trade routes to the east?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

Which Italian navigator first identified the new world as different from India?

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who established the first stable Spanish settlement on the American mainland?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

Which indigenous South American empire fell to the Spanish conquistadors?

• Mayans

• Chimu

• Aztecs

• Incas

Under the Treaty of Tordesillas, which country claimed most of the conquered territory in South America?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Holland

What system of rule was implemented by the Spanish crown in 1535 to govern its colonies?

• Feudalism

• Vice regal system

• Constitutional monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

What led to the decline of the indigenous population of South and Central America following Columbus' discovery?

• Famine

• Natural disasters

• Drought

• Diseases brought by Europeans

During the 19th century, which empire aided the Spanish colonies in seeking independence?

• British Empire

• French Empire

• Portuguese Empire

• Dutch Empire

In which war did the US win Cuba and Puerto Rico from Spain?

• World War I

• Spanish-American War

• Mexican-American War

• American Civil War

What was the exchange of populations, goods, crops, and knowledge between the Americas and Europe and Africa known as?

• Global Exchange

• Atlantic Exchange

• Continental Exchange

• Columbian Exchange