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Quiz 7-1.5

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country got along with Natives and traded beaver furs for profit.

a)

France

b)

Netherlands

c)

Spain

d)

England

2.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
3.
Which European country claimed territory in the New World which included the West Indies and Florida? They farmed this land and searched for gold. 
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
4.

Within the Triangular Trade Route, enslaved Africans were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean and many died of hunger, disease, and harsh treatment. This is journey was known as the:

a)

Great Migration

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Northwest Passage

5.

Why did Europeans feel it was necessary to have slave labor?

a)

They had been raised around slave labor all of their lives.

b)

They had learned of the practice after visiting Africa.

c)

They were multiple tribal battles that forced Africans into slavery.

d)

They were needed to work on plantations because there was a shortage of natives and indentured servants.

6.

What was the biggest effect of the slave trade on Africa?

a)

Major population decrease led to economic problems in Africa

b)

Less people became slaves

c)

Tribal warfare in Africa decreased

d)

More Europeans wanted to travel to Africa

7.
How did Europeans obtain slaves from West Africa?
a)
strong military force
b)
African tribal leaders exchanged people for European goods
c)
by promising Africans a better tomorrow
d)
by sharing their religion and converting them
8.
Which of the following is a true statement about the relationship between Europeans and Asians during the 1600s and 1700s?
a)
Europeans treated Asians as equals.
b)
Europeans used Asians as slaves.
c)
Asia was colonized by Europeans.
d)
Europeans did not want to trade with Asians.
9.
Which European nation had a representative government in the American colonies?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
10.
Why did many Asian governments limit or close off trade with Europeans?
a)
Europeans refused to trade with Asians.
b)
Europeans tried to take Asians as slaves.
c)
Europeans set up plantation colonies in Asia.
d)
Europeans tried to spread Christianity in Asia.
11.

What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?

a)

European farming techniques were quickly adopted.

b)

Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe.

c)

Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.

d)

Conflicts between Native American Indian tribes ended.

12.

The economic theory that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is...

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Individualism

d)

Social mobility

13.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
14.

England produced manufactured goods such as iron, cloth, and weapons which would be traded to Africa for what?

a)

slaves

b)

rice

c)

sugar

d)

tobacco

15.
People who worked for others for paying their way to America
a)
Slaves
b)
Crew Members
c)
Indentured Servants
d)
Poor Farmers
16.

a large farm in the Southern colonies with enslaved people from Africa that grew tobacco, rice, and/or indigo.

a)

plantation

b)

staple crop

c)

Middle Passage

d)

immigrant

17.
system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa.
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
triangular trade
d)
Mayflower Compact
18.

The main group of people that first settled in Georgia was _____________

a)

Convicts

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Quakers

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.

Portugal's colonies existed to do what?

a)

To provide riches to the monarch

b)

To manage a system of labor

c)

To force them to convert to Catholicism

d)

To be taken over by the Native people

21.

Spain's colonial resources included:

a)

Sugar, Silver, Gold

b)

Furs, Skins, Sugar

c)

Sugar Cane, Slaves, Spices

d)

Fur, Lumber, Spices

22.

Which Colonial Power had their colonies under direct control of the government through Viceroys?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

e)

Netherlands