AP World History Exit Ticket 20

What was the Encomienda System?

• System of labor that enslaved Natives in exchange of food and shelter

• System of labor that used serfs to tend the field

• System of labor in which natives where granted land and money in exchange of gold.

• System of labor that gave jobs to thousands of Africans coming to the Americas.

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

• Split the Americas between England and France

• Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal

• Split the Americas between Belgium and China

• Split the Americas between the Dutch and Spain

Companies formed when investors pooled their money together in exchange for a percentage of ownership on the company through stock. Such arraingements were used to fund England's early colonial efforts.

• Virginia Company

• Joint-Stock Companies

• Mission System

• Mestizos

Why did the Europeans cross the ocean?

• They wanted to get a cool new species of fish that was only available in the Pacific Ocean.

• They wanted a direct route to Asia because the land routes were dangerous and expensive.

• Europe wanted to continue trading through the silk road.

• They were bored of living in Europe.

What was the main effect of the Colombian Exchange in the Americas?

• Introduction of new diseases that devastated indigenous populations

• Increase in population due to the introduction of European crops

• Strengthening of indigenous economies through trade with Europeans

• Decrease in conflicts between indigenous tribes

What are the colonies supposed to provide the mother country under a mercantile system?

• coerced labor and manufactured goods

• A market, precious metals and raw materials

• coerced labor and gold

• raw materials only

What was the role of Catholic missionaries in Latin America?

• Suppression of native languages

• Conversion of indigenous people to Christianity

• Preservation of indigenous traditions

• Promotion of religious syncretism

What term was used to refer to the American-born descendants of Spanish settlers?

• Conquistadors

• Creoles

• Viceroys

• Audiencias

Which of the following is NOT a component of mercantilism?

• Keeping as much gold and silver as possible

• The sharing of collective resources

• The attempt to buy as little as possible from other countries

• The use of colonies to grow cash crops and then sell them

Conquered the Inca Empire

• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernando Cortes
• Vasco da Gama
• Galileo Galilei