Unit 6 Chapter 2—Colonization of the Americas

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Who did Columbus encounter in the Bahamas?

• a) the Portuguese
• b) the Taínos
• c) the Aztec
• d) the Inca

How did Hernán Cortés defeat the Aztec? Select the two correct answers

• a) He used their enemies to trick their leader.
• b) He started a civil war among the Aztec leaders.
• c) He used weapons the Aztec could not defend against.
• d) He poisoned their food supply and attacked while they were ill.
• e) He captured their leader, demanded ransom, and then killed him anyway

Who led the conquest of the Inca?

• a) Hernán Cortés
• b) Francisco Pizarro
• c) Hernando de Soto
• d) Christopher Columbus

What system is shown in this image?

• a) mercantilism
• b) mission system
• c) encomienda system
• d) joint-stock companies

Why did the Spanish set up missions in the Americas?

• a) to train Indigenous people as warriors
• b) to gain gold and silver
• c) to spread Christianity
• d) to help the poorOption 1

What arguments did Bartolomé de Las Casas use to convince people in Spain that the encomienda system was wrong? Select the two correct answers.

• a) Encomiendas were being taken over by the Portuguese.
• b) Indigenous people were treated badly by the Spanish.
• c) The Spanish took lands from Indigenous people.
• d) The encomiendas were too easy to attack.
• e) The system was not financially stable.

What was the purpose of joint-stock companies?

• a) to provide soldiers to defend colonies
• b) to provide money for building colonies
• c) to provide priests to convert people to Christianity
• d) to provide interpreters to speak with Indigenous people

Which kingdom had colonies in the middle of North America?

• a) the Netherlands (Dutch)
• b) France
• c) Spain
• d) Britain

Which kingdom colonized most of Central America?

• a) Great Britain
• b) France
• c) Spain
• d) Portugal