9th Grade - GP3 Quiz

What term refers to the transfer of animals, foods, and diseases between the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• mercantilism

• cottage industry

• Columbian Exchange

• capitalism

What was one impact of American corn on Africa and Asia?

• It led to the collapse of native agricultural systems

• It caused an increase in population

• It contributed to the spread of new diseases

• It replaced wheat and rice

What economic system focused on exports and acquiring precious metals?

• capitalism

• mercantilism

• market economy

• traditional economy

Why did Dutch and English landowners force peasants off the land?

• to motivate people to emigrate overseas

• to use the land in more profitable ways

• to build cities in what used to be farmland

• to build up local cottage industries

What country originally colonized the area now known as Delaware?

• The Netherlands

• France

• England

• Sweden

What was the most valuable item traded between French colonists and Native Americans?

• sugar

• slaves

• spices

• furs

What area was known as New France?

• New England

• Virginia

• Delaware

• Eastern Canada

Magellan's crew sailed around the world during which period?

• 1492-1498

• 1519-1522

• 1514-1520

• 1529-1533

Who conquered the Incan city of Cuzco?

• Columbus

• Magellan

• Vespucci

• Pizarro

Where was New Netherland settled?

• Quebec

• Near the Hudson River

• Near the Mississippi River

• Next to the Michigan River