Spanish Exploration and Colonization Quiz

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas establish?

• A Line of Demarcation

• A new trade route

• A peace agreement

• A new colony

What did the Spanish colonies have to accept due to mercantilism?

• The price Spain was willing to pay

• Free trade with other countries

• Independence

• New governance

What year did Spain's monarchs appeal to the pope for support?

• 1493

• 1500

• 1498

• 1505

What was the result of the Spanish conquest in terms of trade?

• Colonies could trade only with Spain

• Colonies could trade freely

• Colonies could trade with Portugal

• Colonies could trade with England

What did the Spanish empire establish control over by the late 1500s?

• Most of the continent

• Only the coastal areas

• Only the highlands

• Only the river basins

Why did millions of South American Indians die after the Spanish conquest?

• They lacked immunity to European diseases

• They were killed in battles

• They migrated to other regions

• They refused to work in mines

What was the main export that early settlers discovered in Brazil?

• Brazilwood

• Gold

• Silver

• Cotton

What policy did the Portuguese colony in Brazil follow, similar to Spain?

• Mercantilism

• Isolationism

• Free trade

• Colonialism

What was the main reason for the Spanish importing enslaved people from Africa?

• To replace the native workforce

• To explore new territories

• To teach new skills

• To serve in the military

What did the Spanish destroy that was sacred to the native peoples' religions?

• Religious artifacts and temples

• Native crops

• Local wildlife

• Traditional clothing