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Worksheets7-1 Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which question below is NOT a reason the Spain explored the New World
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
God
d)
Glory
2.
Which motive best completes the diagram?
a)
To promote free enterprise
b)
To extend democracy
c)
To expand empires
d)
To found Utopian communities
3.
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
a)
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
b)
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
c)
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
d)
To create joint ventures with other European powers
4.
Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700's?
a)
A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies
b)
Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops
c)
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
d)
Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies
5.
Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?
a)
The economic demands of the plantation system
b)
The construction needs of the railroad
c)
Increased textile manufacturing
d)
Increased western migration
6.
The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of --
a)
freedom from debts
b)
religious freedom
c)
economic freedom
d)
freedom of speech
7.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
8.
The voyage of Magellan was the first to do what?
a)
travel around the horn of Africa
b)
circumnavigate the globe
c)
bring enslaved Africans to Europe
d)
reach the Americas
9.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A new design for ships which allowed them to sail in shallow water.
b)
A device that used the sun and stars to determine latitude.
c)
A device that used magnetic north to determine direction.
d)
A flat, movable piece at the back of the ship used to help the boat steer.
10.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
11.
The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Columbian Exchange
12.
The Middle Passage was_______________?
a)
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.
b)
The transport of Africans to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.
c)
Trading goods among three people.
d)
The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.
13.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?
a)
Increased tribal warfare.
b)
Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.
c)
Families and communities were torn apart.
d)
Brought wealth to ALL African people.
14.
How did Asia respond to European exploration?
a)
Sent explorers to colonize North America.
b)
Increased isolationism in order to prevent European influences from spreading.
c)
They produced more weapons and technology to trade with the Europeans.
d)
International equality.
15.
How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?
a)
It strengthened the Feudal system.
b)
Colonies provided raw materials and markets to sell to.
c)
Colonies discouraged international trade.
d)
It strengthened relations with Native Americans.
16.
Mother Country sought to control trade, create favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which statement best defines this term?
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Capitalism
17.
A system in which individual buyers and sellers interact in the marketplace to exchange goods and services. This statement best defines which term?
a)
Settlement colonies
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Market Economy
d)
Sphere of influence
18.
Which type of colony depended on slave labor producing cash crops in order to make a profit?
a)
settler
b)
trading post
c)
plantation
19.
Which type of colony relied on the trade of fish and fur in order to be profitable?
a)
settler
b)
trading posts
c)
plantations
20.
Which of the following best describes the concept of capitalism?
a)
An economic system based on individuals making a profit.
b)
An economic system based on equality.
c)
An economic based on government control to make a profit.
d)
An economic system based on isolationism.
21.
Which social class emerged in Europe and the colonies due to the rise of capitalism?
a)
The middle class
b)
The upper class
c)
The lower class
d)
The worker class
22.
Which statement best describes the importance of the astrolabe and compass to Europeans?
a)
They allowed Europeans to dominate native peoples.
b)
They allowed Europeans to navigate the open sea.
c)
They allowed Europeans to travel the Silk Road easier.
d)
They allowed Europeans to mine for gold easier.
23.
Why was there a demand for slaves in the New World?
a)
There weren't enough Europeans to get the work done.
b)
Some colonies needed slave labor to make a profit.
c)
Native Americans resisted enslavement and ran away.
d)
All of these are correct
24.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus
25.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
26.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
27.
Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control
a)
Colony
b)
exploration
c)
Mercantilism
d)
economy
28.
Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?
a)
Asian spices
b)
curiosity
c)
spread their religion
d)
convert more people to Islam
29.
How did the compass and astrolabe help sailors?
a)
by helping sailors navigate and find their way home
b)
by showing them which type of ship was best
c)
by improving the steering of ships
d)
by helping ships sail faster
30.
Which improvement made the steering of ships better?
a)
caravels
b)
motor
c)
rudders
d)
compass
31.
What is Columbus known for?
a)
finding a sea route to Asia
b)
sailing around the world
c)
accidentally discovering the Americas
d)
discovering Brazil
32.
What became more accurate as more explorers visited new places?
a)
oars
b)
astrolabe
c)
rudders
d)
maps
33.
European explorers were sent to the New World for ______.
a)
gold, spices, and ships
b)
gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
c)
silver, pearls, and slaves
d)
slaves, navigators, and cartographers
34.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
35.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
36.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
37.
Under the theory of Mercantilism, how was wealth defined?
a)
The amount of gold a country had
b)
A nation's ability to produce
c)
A country's diversity in materials
d)
How many colonies it controlled and owned
38.
How did England define a "favorable balance of trade?"
a)
It bought more goods than it sold
b)
It sold more goods than it bought
c)
All trade would be balanced
d)
It forced colonists to mine gold and silver
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