Exploration and Colonization Quiz

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A system of government in the Americas

• Exchange of plants and animals between the old and new world

• A type of ship used by explorers

Who was responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade?

• Marco Polo

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

What is a mestizo?

• A person of mixed Native American and European ancestry

• A type of ship used in exploration

• A Spanish conqueror

• A religious leader in the Americas

What is a joint-stock company?

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders

• A system of labor in the colonies

• A religious movement in Europe

What was the Encomienda System?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A system in which a person was granted a number of natives and was required to protect them in return for their labor

• A type of ship used by explorers

• A religious movement in Europe

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A treaty between England and France

• A treaty signed by Spain and Portugal dividing the New World

• A treaty that ended the Crusades

• A treaty that established the Spanish Mission System

What is the significance of the Three-Sisters Farming method?

• It was a religious practice

• It involved growing rice, wheat, and barley

• It was a method of growing corn, beans, and squash together

• It was a type of fishing technique

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• An English explorer who discovered Australia

• An Italian sailor for Spain who discovered the New World in 1492

• A French explorer who mapped the Mississippi River

• A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

What was the primary purpose of the Spanish Mission System?

• To establish trade routes with Asia

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• To explore the Arctic regions

• To establish colonies in Africa

What was the impact of smallpox in America?

• It was a beneficial crop introduced by the Spanish

• It was an infectious disease that devastated native populations

• It was a new form of government

• It was a type of weapon used in wars