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Worksheets8th Grade - Module 2 Test Review - New Empires in America
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What improvement to the caravel made it easier to steer than the older galleon?
square sails
flat bottoms
steering wheel
rudder in back
The __________ were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America.
English
Spanish
French
Vikings
Why did the Europeans find it necessary to explore new lands?
they were looking for new markets for their goods
they wanted to bring spices and other exotic goods to Asia
to learn and possibly adopt the religions of other lands
their mines could not supply enough silver and gold
What was a consequence of the Doctrine of Discovery?
Native peoples forced to pay for lands Europeans discovered
Native peoples no longer entitled to lands they always had
Europeans forced to pay for land already occupied by natives
Europeans could take land from natives if had permission
What is a reason the Europeans began importing slaves from Africa to work on their new lands?
Most Native Americans refused to work
Most Native Americans died from European diseases
Europeans thought too highly of Native Americans
Europeans found it more economical to use Africa slaves
The movement of plants, animals, people between Europe and Americas in the 14/1500s is called:
trade
marketing
Columbian Exchange
bartering
Which place was Coronado the first European to discover?
Coastal Florida
Galveston Island
Grand Canyon
Mississippi River
The Spanish crown controlled migration to the new lands. Only ______ could settle there.
Muslims
Christians
British
Spanish
Which is a large farm?
plantation
pueblo
mission
presidio
Which is a royal governor?
viceroy
presidio
conquistador
duke
Which is a Spanish village or trading post?
presidio
mission
pueblo
plantation
Which is a Catholic church property?
pueblo
mission
conquistador
presidio
Which is a Spanish military base?
plantation
pueblo
mission
presidio
Which is a Spanish military leader?
conquistador
presidio
pueblo
viceroy
Trading for _____ led settlers of New France to form trading alliance with Native Americans.
metals
beads
wampum
furs
The Spanish Armada was launched to overthrow which of these?
Phillip II
Henry VIII
Louis XIV
Elizabeth I
Where was the first French colony in North America located?
Canada
Detroit
Florida
Louisiana
