Exploration and Colonization Quiz

Which country established colonies in Brazil during the Age of Exploration?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

What was the primary purpose of the encomienda system in Spanish colonies?

• To trade goods with Native Americans

• To use Native American labor on European-owned land

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• To establish trade routes

Which class was considered the highest in the Spanish colonial class system?

• Criollos

• Native Americans

• Peninsulares

• Mestizos

What was a significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on European diets?

• Introduction of new spices

• Decrease in food variety

• Staple crops from the Americas

• Increased meat consumption

Which European country set up colonies in Haiti, Guadalupe, and Martinique?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Netherlands

What was the Middle Passage?

• A voyage that brought captured Africans to the Americas

• A path used by explorers to reach the New World

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A route for transporting goods within Europe

What was the main economic theory that promoted colonization and exploitation?

• Feudalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

Which group was the largest class in the Spanish colonial class system?

• Native Americans

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

What was a major consequence of European diseases on Native American populations?

• Stable population levels

• Over 90% population decline

• Population growth

• Increased immunity

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Which country replaced European slaves with Africans on sugar plantations?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal