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Chapter 2 Test

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does France's interests lie in the Americas?

a)

fur trade

b)

gold, silver, sugarcane

c)

large settlements that take advantage of the available natural resources

d)

Educating Native Americans

2.

Who is responsible for starting the "African" Slave Trade?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

John Cabot

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Bartolome de Las Casas

3.

Which country colonized the southwest United States, Mexico, and Florida?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Dutch, Holland, Netherlands

4.

Which country colonized around the Mississippi River, the central United States, and Canada?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Dutch, Holland, Netherlands

5.

Which country colonized the majority of the east coast of the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Dutch, Holland, Netherlands

6.

Which of the following is NOT a positive impact on Native Americans as a result of European settlements?

a)

Copper Kettles

b)

Trade

c)

Allies/Friendships

d)

Diseases

7.

Who was the financier (money man) of Roanoke?

a)

John White

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

John Smith

d)

Virginia Dare

8.

Who was the leader of the Roanoke colony?

a)

John White

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

John Smith

d)

Virginia Dare

9.

What is the name of the first English child born in the "New World?"

a)

John White

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

John Smith

d)

Virginia Dare

10.

What is an astrolabe?

a)

An ancient navigation device.

b)

A small, sturdy ship.

c)

Sole Control

d)

Military post

11.

Why did Columbus call the inhabitants of Hispaniola "Indians"?

a)

They were Native Americans.

b)

They lived in the Caribbean.This is a wrong answer

c)

He thought he had landed in the Indies.This is a correct answer

d)

He thought he landed in the Bahamas.

12.

What country financed Columbus' voyage?

a)

Portugal

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

England

13.

What country traded cloth, armor and guns for gold, ivory and slaves?

a)

Portugal

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

England

14.

Did Columbus make multiple trips to the New World?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What two countries established the "Line of Demarcation"?

a)

Spain and England

b)

Spain and Portugal

c)

Spain and Italy

d)

Spain and England

16.

What is a "caravel"?

a)

A small sturdy ship made to be fast and easy to manage

b)

A small sturdy ship made to be slow and easy to manage.

c)

A small sturdy ship made to be fast and hard to manage.

d)

A large sturdy ship made to be fast and easy to manage

17.

Where is Columbus believed to have landed?

a)

The Indies.

b)

The Bahamas.

c)

Cuba.

d)

Florida

18.

Which country gained control of Central America?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

England

19.

Which country gained control of Brazil

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

Ebgland?

20.

Which country defeated the "Armada"?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

England

21.

What did Bartolomeu Dias become the first to do?

a)

Sail around the southern tip of Antarctic Cape of Good Hope.

b)

Sail around the southern tip of Africa: Cape of Good Hope.

c)

Sail around the southern tip of Africa: Cape of Good Luck.

d)

Sail around the southern tip of Europe: Cape of Good Hope.

22.

Who are the Americas named after?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cortes

c)

Vespucci

d)

Erickson

23.

What ocean did Magellan's crew name?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

24.

What word means to sail completely around the world?

a)

Charter

b)

Circumnavigate

c)

Strait

d)

Presidio

25.

What things did the Europeans bring back to Europe from the New World?

a)

Diseases, tomatoes, potatoes and horses.

b)

Corn, potatoes and tomatoes.

c)

Corn, cattle, and tomatoes.

d)

Wheat, potatoes and corn.

26.

What things did the Europeans bring to the Americas?

a)

Barley, tomatoes and corn.

b)

Wheat, barley and diseases.

c)

Wheat, horses and tobacco.

d)

Diseases, tobacco and tomatoes.

27.

Who is an example of a "seadog"?

a)

Sir Francis Drake

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

John Cabot

d)

Jacques Cartier

28.

What country created an "Armada"?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

England

29.

What is "inflation"?

a)

A decrease in prices.

b)

Stability in prices

c)

An increase in prices.

d)

No changes in prices.

30.

What is a "charter"?

a)

Written permission to form a colony.

b)

A narrow water passage.

c)

Sole control.

d)

A bank.

31.

What is a"plantation"?

a)

A large farm specializing in one crop.

b)

A small farm specializing in one crop.

c)

A large farm specializing in two crops.

d)

A small farm specializing in two crops.

32.

What country were the Conquistadors from?

a)

Portugal

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain

33.

What word means "a military post"?

a)

Strait

b)

Mission

c)

Charter

d)

Presidio

34.

True or False: Columbus thought he was in the Indies and called the people he met Indians.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False: The "Old World" included Europe, Asia and Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which of the following is not a Spanish explorer?

a)

Vespucci

b)

Cortes

c)

Coronado

d)

Pizarro

37.

Who raided Spanish treasure ships?

a)

Sea dogs

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Aztecs

d)

Fur traders

38.

What did the Protestant Reformation try to change?

a)

The Catholic Church

b)

Slavery

c)

The economy

d)

Exploration

39.

True or False: The Encomienda System was good for American Indians.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

True or False: The astrolabe and the caravel helped exploration of the New World.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

True or False: Magellan died on his voyage around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or False: Jacques Cartier explored for Italy.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

True or False: The Columbian Exchange helped the Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Who is known as the "Father of New France"?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Count de Frontenac

d)

King Louis XIV

45.

Who sent missionaries to the New World to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

46.

Who established the colony of Quebec and the land of Lousiana?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

47.

Who came to find gold in the New World?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

48.

How did the Spanish make their money in the Americas?

a)

cash crops

b)

gold and other resources

c)

fur trade

d)

slave trade

49.

What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?

a)

economic gain through land and goods (gold)

b)

to spread Christianity

c)

to find a route to Asia

d)

all of the above

50.

Where did the French set up trading posts?

a)

along rivers such as the Mississippi

b)

along the Atlantic Ocean

c)

along the Appalachian Mountains

d)

along the Rocky Mountains

51.

The French explored America-

a)

Before Spain

b)

After Spain

c)

At the same time as the Spain

d)

They did not explore America

52.

Robert LaSalle helped what country explore the new lands along the Mississippi River?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

53.

What was the first successful French settlement called?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Montreal

c)

Quebec

d)

New France

54.

Which of these is a place built for the protection of the new Spanish settlements?

a)

Presidios

b)

Pueblos

c)

Missions

d)

Ranchos

55.
Settled in the southwestern part of the US
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
both
56.

Because Robert LaSalle discovered land up and down the Mississippi River ________________________________ happened.

a)

cash crops were taken care of by slaves.

b)

the French fur trade routes were established and successful.

c)

the viceroys came into govern the people.

d)

missions were set up to teach religion.

57.

The only religion allowed by the Spanish was the Catholic religion.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Native Americans that were used as slaves not only grew cash crops for the Spanish, but also were sent to mine for gold.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

A representative of the King that was sent to enforce Spanish laws was __________________.

a)

missionary

b)

viceroy

c)

conquistador

d)

explorer

60.

If you lived in England, you must belong to the Church of England.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

In the beginning of the settlements the English were

a)

friendly with the Native Americans.

b)

were not friendly with the Native Americans.

c)

marrying the Native Americans.

d)

making the Native Americans slaves for them.

62.

British settlers were allowed to set up their own governments and laws.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

_____________________ ______________ was the main economic opportunity in the French colonies.

a)

Fur trade

b)

Religious freedom

c)

Cash crops

d)

Converting Indians

64.

People traveled from England to the New World mainly for

a)

religious freedom

b)

fur trade

c)

spices and gold

d)

buy a colony

65.
Which of the following was NOT true of European empires' interactions with Asia in the 1600s?
a)
led to a merchant class in Asia
b)
began spreading European culture and religion
c)
conquered and colonized much of Asia
d)
traded with Asians as equals
66.
Since Asian countries had advanced technology and strong governments in the 1600s:
a)
Europeans destroyed their culture.
b)
Europeans were unable to conquer or enslave them.
c)
Vietnam became part of the French empire.
d)
communism began to spread there.
67.
The cash crop that led to plantations in the Caribbean Sea area was:
a)
sugar
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
lumber
68.
How did European colonization affect most Native Americans?
a)
Native Americans retained most of their land
b)
they traded with Europeans as equals
c)
they earned alot more money because they sold slaves
d)
there population declined after being enslaved or getting diseases
69.
Which European empire had the best trading relationship with Native Americans?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
England
70.
The decline of the population of Native Americans and the use of plantations to make money led to:
a)
England starting the slave trade
b)
the end of slavery
c)
bringing Asians in to work on plantations
d)
the start of African slavery
71.
Which area did the Dutch found?
a)
New England (now Massachusetts)
b)
New Braunfels
c)
New Netherlands (now New York)
d)
Maryland
72.
Establishment of settlers and traders from a nation in an area outside the nation's boundaries
a)
patriotism
b)
colonialism
c)
immigration
d)
religion
73.
Which country was the first to begin exploring the west coast of Africa, looking for a route to Asia? (Prince Henry the Navigator supported exploration from this country.) 
a)
Germany
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
74.
The most powerful European country during the 1600s and 1700s, & the one who conquered much of Central & South America. 
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Austria
75.
Which empire is shaded?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Netherlands
76.
In which area did the most European colonization occur during the 1700s?
a)
Asia
b)
the Middle East
c)
Africa
d)
the Americas
77.
Which empire used these trade routes and started the slave trade?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Netherlands
78.
Another name for Netherlands is _________.
a)
Spanish
b)
British
c)
Dutch
d)
Turkish
79.

how long did the age of exploration

a)

1600-1900

b)

1500-1800

c)

1400-1700

d)

1300-1600

80.

What improvement to the caravel made it easier to steer than the older galleon?

a)

square sails

b)

flat bottoms

c)

steering wheel

d)

rudder in back

81.

The __________ were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Vikings

82.

Why did the Europeans find it necessary to explore new lands?

a)

they were looking for new markets for their goods

b)

they wanted to bring spices and other exotic goods to Asia

c)

to learn and possibly adopt the religions of other lands

d)

their mines could not supply enough silver and gold

83.

The movement of plants, animals, people between Europe and Americas in the 14/1500s is called:

a)

trade

b)

marketing

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

bartering

84.

What is a reason the Europeans began importing slaves from Africa to work on their new lands?

a)

Most Native Americans refused to work

b)

Most Native Americans died from European diseases

c)

Europeans thought too highly of Native Americans

d)

Europeans found it more economical to use Africa slaves

85.

The Spanish crown controlled migration to the new lands. Only ______ could settle there.

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

British

d)

Spanish

86.

Which is a large farm?

a)

plantation

b)

pueblo

c)

mission

d)

presidio

87.

Which is a Spanish village or trading post?

a)

presidio

b)

mission

c)

pueblo

d)

plantation

88.

Which is a royal governor?

a)

viceroy

b)

presidio

c)

conquistador

d)

duke

89.

Which is a Spanish military leader?

a)

conquistador

b)

presidio

c)

pueblo

d)

viceroy

90.

Trading for _____ led settlers of New France to form trading alliance with Native Americans.

a)

metals

b)

beads

c)

wampum

d)

furs

91.

The Spanish Armada was launched to overthrow which of these?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Elizabeth I

92.

Where was the first French colony in North America located?

a)

Canada

b)

Detroit

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana

93.
Which of the following was NOT a motivation for Europeans to expand into the Americas?
a)
To cut out Muslim intermediaries from trade with Asia 
b)
 To spread Christianity
c)
To escape religious and ethnic persecution within Europe
d)
To flee from repeated Asian and Muslim invasions.
94.
 Why did some Native Americans aid the Spanish in their invasion of the New World? 
a)
Payment in gold and jewels
b)
A desire to learn about European culture 
c)
To gain an advantage against their own enemies
d)
No Native Americans helped the Spanish
95.
 What import from Europeans wiped out as many as nine-tenths of the Native American population?
a)
Disease
b)
Cannons
c)
Colonists
d)
Horses
96.
Where did the majority of enslaved Africans end up once brought across the Atlantic? 
a)
Brazil and the Caribbean
b)
Mexico
c)
Peru
d)
North America.
97.
This explorer discovered the long awaited eastern sea route to Asia
a)
Bartolome de Las Casas
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Leif Eriksson
98.
Centuries before Columbus set sail, these sailors landed in New Foundland.
a)
Portuguese
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Vikings
99.
Hernan Cortes destroyed the powerful empire of the ____________________.
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Maya
d)
Olmec
100.
Pizarro destroyed the powerful empire of the
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
101.
Ponce de Leon landed on the mainland in search of
a)
Food
b)
Slaves
c)
Fountain of Youth
d)
Disney World
102.
This sailor was known as Admiral of the Ocean Sea
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Dias
c)
Eriksson
d)
Columbus
103.
Spanish forts were called
a)
Peninsulares
b)
pueblo
c)
Presidio
d)
creole
104.
What was the most powerful Indian group of the Americas?
a)
Seminole
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmec
105.
This is the first explorer credited with circumnavigating the World.
a)
Magellan
b)
Dias
c)
Columbus
d)
La Salle
106.
This was created by a Pope to settle a land dispute between Spain and Portugal.
a)
Latitude lines
b)
line of demarcation
c)
longitude lines
d)
equator
107.
Spanish explorers were known as
a)
Mestizos
b)
Gods
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Vikings.
108.
The top of the Spanish class system is the
a)
Creole
b)
peninsulares
c)
pueblos
d)
viceroys
109.
Explored the East Coast of Africa
a)
Cabral
b)
Dias
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Eriksson
110.
Why were Europeans in search of Trade Routes to India to the East?
a)
Indian slaves
b)
Beach front property
c)
Spices and goods
d)
Gold
111.
Explorer of the West Coast of Africa.
a)
Dias
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Cabral
d)
Columbus
112.
Henry the Navigator was prince of what European Country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
France
113.
This was the leader of the Great Aztec Indian Nation.
a)
Atchualpa
b)
Montezuma
c)
Cortez
d)
Pizarro
114.
The Protestant Reformation was
a)
a new government
b)
a religious movement
c)
a study of scientific ideas
115.
What was the result of the defeat of the armada sent by Spain?
a)
The Reformation began
b)
Spain controlled the world’s sea trade
c)
France became the world’s largest Empire
d)
allowed England to colonize North America
116.
Why did the Vikings longships travel through rough seas better than earlier ships?
a)
They had sails
b)
They were larger
c)
They used more cars
d)
They were more stable
117.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Sir Francis Drake 
c)
Hernan Cortez 
d)
Henry the Navigator 
118.
first to circumnavigate globe 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Vasco da Gama 
c)
Jacques Cartier 
d)
Ferdinand Magellen 
119.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru 
a)
Prince Henry 
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
SIr Francis Drake 
d)
Francisco Pizarro 
120.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias 
b)
Vasco Da Gama 
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus 
121.
A patron of explorers;established navigation school 
a)
Hernan Cortez 
b)
Prince Henry 
c)
Bartolomeu Dias 
d)
Vasco da Gama 
122.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe 
c)
caravel 
d)
telescope 
123.
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances 
a)
telescope 
b)
Compass 
c)
Astrolabe 
d)
Caravel 
124.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's 
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation 
c)
Middle Ages 
d)
Age of Exploration 
125.
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
126.
Which country sailed south down the west coast of Africa to India.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
England
127.
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.
128.
The explorer's route seen here.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
John Cabot
129.
The explorer's route seen here.
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Robert LaSalle
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Christopher Columbus
130.
Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the Age of Exploration?
a)
lateen sail
b)
astrolabe
c)
cross bow
d)
caravel
131.
What is one reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west?
a)
find a more direct trade route to Asia
b)
make contact with new people
c)
obtain military technology
d)
trade in established ports in Americas
132.
What was the effect of the Colombian Exchange on European society?
a)
Forced migration to the Americas declined.
b)
Native populations in Africa increased.
c)
New good and ideas swapped between continents.
d)
Christianity was divided into Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox.
133.
Why is Columbus' initial journey considered a turning point in history?
a)
Spain establish a link between Europe and the Americas
b)
Spain set up an all water route to Asia.
c)
Spain was victorious in the Reconquista
d)
Spain established colonies in India.
134.
To travel for the purpose of discovery from 1450-1600
a)
Colonization 
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Exploration

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