Chapter 2 Study Guide

European monarchs encouraged exploration.

• True

• False

True/False: Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca following the death of the Incan ruler/ high priest. (True/False)

• True

• False

True/False: The encomienda, created by the Spanish in the New World, led to improved living conditions for the Native Americans.

• True

• False

True/False: Mercantilism led to economic competition among the countries of Europe.

• True

• False

True/False: French fur traders established trading posts in Central America as well as Cuba.

• True

• False

When Ponce de León landed in Florida, he became the first Spaniard to set foot in what is now the United States.

• True

• False

Hudson Bay, in Canada, is named after the explorer Henry Hudson.

• True

• False

Spanish missions were designed (built) to convert Native Americans to Christianity/ Catholicism.

• True

• False

True/False: Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

• True

• False

True/False: Vasco da Gama and Bartholomeu Dias were early European explorers who sailed along the South American coastline.

• True

• False