NCM U.S. History Unit 1 Practice Test

What technology made it possible for Europeans to further advance travel and exploration?

• Maps

• Development of Electricity

• Steam Engines

• The Caravel

Why was the Portuguese route around Africa into Asia so significant?

• Led to new trade routes and advancement of European exploration

• Established positive trade with African Kings

• It allowed for the Portuguese to get extra rich

• Opened the Market into India

Who was Christopher Columbus and why is he important?

• A conquistador who conquered Aztecs

• An Italian sea captain who discovered the Americas

• A Conquistador who conquered Incas

• An English explorer who established Jamestown

What does the term “Conquistador” mean?

• Pirates who would steal in Florida from Spain

• Spanish priests who spread religion in the Americas

• Spanish explorers who conquered the Americas

• English Puritans who established Colonies

Who was Hernan Cortes and why is he important?

• A conquistador who conquered Aztecs

• An Italian sea captain who discovered the Americas

• A Conquistador who conquered Incas

• An English explorer who established Jamestown

__________ is the oldest European city in the U.S. established by _____________

• Jamestown, England

• Miami, Spain

• St. Augustine, Spain

• New York, England

What was the Encomienda System?

• A system of volunteer labor imposed on Indigenous workers

• A system of brutal forced labor imposed on Indigenous workers

• A system of religious worship imposed on Indigenous

• A new form of government established by Spaniards

Why was the Outlaw of the Encomienda system so significant?

• Led to the increase usage of slaves for labor

• It was a positive change for Indigenous in the Americas

• It led to Democratic ideals in the Americas

• It outlawed Spanish from going into the Americas

The English funded by _________ established the city known as _________

• Joint-Stock Companies, Jamestown

• Joint-Stock Companies, St. Augustine

• English Monarch, Jamestown

• English Monarch, St. Augustine

Your friend tells you “The Puritans came to America to make a place where anybody can worship whatever religion they want!” Would this statement be True or False?

• True

• False