Quiz 3.3

1. Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

• A. The demand for workers on the plantation system
• B. The construction needs of a railroad
• C. The need for workers in factories
• D. The increase of western migration

2. The Voyage (trip) of African slaves to the Americas is called what?

• A. Triangular Trade (middle passage)
• B. Spanish American War
• C. American Revolution
• D. Columbian Exchange

3. Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

4. One reason that Spain sought to colonize the Americas was to-

• A. reduce overpopulation in Europe
• B. create communities founded on relgious tolerance
• C. profit from trading in furs
• D. to convert American Indians into Catholics

5. What was one significant impact of the opening of the Panama Canal?

• A. It helped reduce the spread of communism in Latin America
• B. It led to the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
• C. It increased trade by reducing travel times between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
• D. It created tensions between the U.S. and Latin American countries over immigration.

6. Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?

• A. The immigration of Europeans must be discouraged.
• B. International peace can be maintained without alliances.
• C. Further colonization of the Americas by European countries is prohibited.

7. The individuals in the photo are most likely being used as forced labor-

• A. in a textile mill
• B. on a plantation
• C. in manufacturing
• D. in the service industry

8. What important innovation, marked by the letter A on the map, helped shorten the travel distance between San Francisco and New York City?

• A. Suez Canal
• B. Panama Canal
• C. Erie Canal
• D. Transcontinental Railroad

9. Which region of South America has the world's largest river system and the greatest variety of plants and animals in the world?

• A. Pampas
• B. Andes Mountains
• C. The Amazon
• D. Patagonia

10.

• A. political
• B. Religious
• C. Social
• D. Moral