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Puerto Rico:A Caribbean Island in the Spanish Empire

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Illegal trade

a)

smuggling

b)

mercantilism

c)

exclusivity

d)

export

2.

control over who is allowed in and who is out

a)

exports

b)

exclusivity

c)

mercantilism

d)

products

3.

Merchandise sent to another country

a)

perishable

b)

maritime

c)

exports

4.

likely to spoil

a)

food

b)

privateer

c)

perishable

d)

consumable

5.

Spain limited PR freedom to trade

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Spain saw a _____ for PR after the gold rush

a)

Strategic military role

b)

strategic population growth

c)

strategic mineral production

d)

vacation destination

7.

Spain's goal for its colonies was to obtain as much wealth from them as possible

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

economic system in which a nations wealth is based on trade and precious metals

a)

privateer

b)

export

c)

mercantilism

d)

contraband

9.

A pirate licensed by a monarch to attack ships belonging to an enemy nation

a)

Pirate

b)

Corsair

c)

Privateer

d)

Buccaneer

10.

One reason PR productivity lowered was

a)

the system raised prices of merchandise

b)

the system lack funding

c)

the Spanish government didn't tax ships

11.

The main export in PR between 1580-1640 was

a)

sugar

b)

tobacco

c)

ginger

d)

gold

12.

Ginger , cocoa,livestock,rum leaves were ____

a)

imported

b)

exported

c)

smuggled

13.

This privateer landed in Condado and took over San Juan

a)

George of the jungle

b)

George Clifford

c)

George Clinton

d)

George Harrison

14.

Dutch commander who was successful capturing San Juan

a)

Boodero Hen

b)

Boudewijn Henrijks

c)

Hendricks Toyota

d)

Bjorn Borg

15.

How did Spain pay for these fortifications

a)

deputado

b)

adelantado

c)

situado

d)

mandato

16.

Spanish ship used to protect merchant ships

a)

caravels

b)

galeons

c)

cruise

d)

pilot

17.

What factors made San Juan a fortified islet

a)

most residents lived there

b)

merchants conducted business there

c)

it was the islands political and military center

d)

all of the above

18.

Why is PR considered the gateway of the carribean

a)

its the last stop of ships from Europe

b)

its convenient and easy

c)

its the first stop of European ships

d)

all of the above

19.

Another name for Saint Catherine

a)

palacio real

b)

la fortaleza

c)

san jeronimo

d)

anabelle

20.

The fortifications in San Juan were

a)

Palacio santa catalina,san jeronimo,san felipe,san cristobal, san juan city wall

b)

El morro, Palacio san jeronimo,san felipe,san cristobal,

c)

Palacio santa catalina,san jeronimo,san felipe,san cristobal,

21.

The _______ burned and plundered the city

a)

the french

b)

the english

c)

the americans

d)

the dutch

22.

caribbean spanish colonies developed a very diferent economy from other colonies of other countries

a)

true

b)

false

23.

The rest of the Antilles developed a thriving sugar economy.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Sir Francis Drake attacked PR with around_______men.

a)

450

b)

250

c)

2500

d)

4500

25.

Money used to pay these fortified structures was collected from Mexico and _______.

a)

Paraguay

b)

Peru

c)

Poland

d)

Holland

26.

By the end of the sixteenth century most plantations an the island had ceased to operate.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Saint Catherine was used as an arsenal(weapons storage)

a)

True

b)

False

28.

In the 1655 hispaniola was both French and Spanish

a)

True

b)

False

29.

in our current times the motherland of PR is______

a)

USA

b)

SPAIN

c)

NO ONE

d)

HOLLAND

30.

  What were European countries struggling for in the Caribbean?

a)

food

b)

resources

c)

trade routes

d)

slaves

31.

  Who authorized the trade between Spanish colonies and Spain?

a)

casa de Diego

b)

casa cuba

c)

casa de contratación

d)

the king

32.

Could colonies trade with each other?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Sugar production increased in 1580

a)

true

b)

false

34.

In the 1500 sugar could be stored for a long time.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

What became PR main export from 1580-1640

a)

slaves

b)

cattle

c)

sheep

d)

ginger

36.

   Why did PR have serious economic difficulties? (List 4)

4 lines
37.

  How did people in PR obtain goods with all these hardships?

a)

prizes

b)

stealing

c)

contraband

d)

farming

38.

list who were Spain’s enemies at the time.(3)

4 lines
39.

smugglers prefer to land with their ships___ ____ ___ ____.

a)

far from San Juan

b)

close to San Juan

c)

near the lakes

d)

far from san German

40.

    What measures did the Spanish crown take to increase PR military strength?

a)

leave

b)

stay

c)

fortify

d)

surrender

41.

Name the first fort built in San Juan

4 lines
42.

    What paid for these forts and wages?

a)

situado

b)

sentado

c)

the king

d)

slaves

43.

who attacked PR in 1595?

(a)  

44.

  How did Spain regard the Lesser Antilles?

a)

magnificent

b)

innovative

c)

disregarded

d)

Rich

45.

   What would smugglers receive in exchange from the inhabitants of PR?

4 lines
46.

In 1539 the second fort (a)   was built.

47.

Sugar production decreased(declined) in (a)  

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