Quiz on Spanish Exploration and Colonization

Who spurred the Spanish explorers to find and conquer new lands in the New World?

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• Martin Luther

• Christopher Columbus

• John Calvin

What did Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella promote in the New World?

• Religious tolerance

• Acquisition of new lands

• Protestantism

• Trade with England

What characterized much of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the Atlantic World?

• Peaceful coexistence

• Religious intolerance and violence

• Economic prosperity

• Scientific advancements

By 1600, which religious movement had taken hold despite Catholic efforts?

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Islam

• Judaism

Which countries had established an Atlantic presence by the seventeenth century?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Italy and Germany

• Netherlands and Sweden

What was the outcome of England's islands in the West Indies?

• They were abandoned

• They became a source of income

• They were conquered by Spain

• They were used for religious missions

What system involved the forced labor of Africans in the Americas?

• Feudalism

• Encomienda

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

What did European colonizers hope to gain from their colonies?

• Religious freedom

• Scientific knowledge

• Wealth and preeminence

• Cultural exchange

What did the Columbian Exchange turn into commodities?

• Land and water

• Foods, plants, and animals

• Gold and silver

• Weapons and tools

What did native peoples do in response to European colonization?

• They embraced European ways

• They resisted the newcomers' ways

• They moved to Europe

• They formed alliances with all Europeans