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The Tropical North

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Tropical North Discovered?

a)

1600's

b)

1500's

c)

Mid 1600's

d)

1970's

2.

What is "Encomienda"?

a)

A mass enslavement of the natives

b)

A disease

c)

A type of Spanish food

d)

A law that was used to force natives to work for the Spanish

3.

What year did the people of French Guiana earn the right to vote?

a)

1948

b)

1848

c)

1776

d)

1492

4.

Who rose up against Spanish rule in 1809?

a)

The Inca

b)

The Mayans

c)

The French

d)

The Ecuadorians

5.

Who sent troops to South America to maintain Spanish control?

a)

Spain’s King

b)

Jamacia’s Governer

c)

Spain’s Queen

d)

France’s Emperor

6.

The British granted their colony limited self-government in...

a)

1891

b)

1953

c)

1966

d)

1875

7.

What caused major unrest in the tropical north?

a)

Rebellion

b)

Famine

c)

Lack of stable government

d)

Over Population

8.

Which country has had a dictator for a ruler for a long time?

a)

Columbia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Ecuador

d)

All of the above

9.

What city became the capital of Columbia in 1549?

a)

Caracas

b)

Medellin

c)

Bogota

d)

Quito

10.

Large estates owned by the Spanish were called.....

a)

encomienda

b)

casas

c)

haciendas

d)

llanos

11.

Who was the first country to abolish slavery in 1838?

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

British

12.

Many Native American people died from European diseases because they had no....

a)

natural immunity

b)

vaccines

c)

clean water

d)

reliable medical care

13.

Who did the Spanish enslave to provide more labor?

a)

Incas

b)

Africans

c)

Caribs

d)

Venezuelans

14.

What were the Spanish seeking when they landed on the Caribbean Atlantic coast in the 1500’s?

a)

Slaves

b)

Land

c)

Gold

d)

Freedom

15.

The British and Dutch plantation owners recruited laborers from .....

a)

India and China

b)

Mexico and Columbia

c)

Venezuela and Mexico

d)

India and Columbia

16.

In 1852 which country began sending convicted criminals to its colony?

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

The Netnerlands

17.

Approximately how many years did it take the Spanish to conquer and colonize the tropical north?

a)

30

b)

20

c)

50

d)

100

18.

Which rebel group disrupted Suriname’s bauxite mining In an effort to overthrow the government?

a)

Incas

b)

Columbians

c)

Ecquadorians

d)

Maroons

19.

Which Native American group built fishing villages along the Pacific coast?

a)

Carib

b)

Quitu

c)

Cara

d)

Arawak

20.

Which country placed Venezuela, Ecuador, and Columbia under a single government in the 1700’s?

a)

Spain

b)

The Netherlands

c)

France

d)

Britain

21.

Which religious faith tried to convert the indigenous people of the tropical north to Christianity?

a)

Baptist

b)

Methodist

c)

Catholic

d)

Muslim