WorksheetsColonization Unit Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
A __________ is land that obeys the rules of its mother country
country
state
town
colony
What was an accomplishment of Hernan Cortes?
He founded Florida
He conquered the Inca Empire in modern-day Peru
He conquered the Aztec Empire in modern-day Mexico
He discovered the Carribbeans
What was an accomplishment of Francisco Pizarro?
He sailed with Christopher Columbus
He found gold in California
He found gold in Florida
He overthrew the Inca Empire
_______ refers to the various routes across the Atlantic Ocean used for transporting and selling indigenous people for the purpose of enforced labor
Colonization
Atlantic Slave Trade
Conquistador
Missionary
A ______ is someone sent by a church with the goal of converting others to their beliefs
conquistador
missionary
aristocrat
colonist
A _______ is a Spanish conqueror/soldier in the Americas
Warrior
Explorer
Conquistador
Native American
The ____________ system gave Spanish settlers the right to force labor of the natives who lived in a particular area
Conquistador
Mutiny
Encomienda
Settlement
The middle part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade/Triangular Trade from Africa to the Americas is called __________
Middle Passage
Part Two
Northwest Passage
Trade Route
flourishing of art & culture
transfer of European political ideas
decreased warfare
decreased population in some areas
England produced manufactured goods and the colonies produced rum which would be traded to Africa for what?
enslaved people
rice
sugar
tobacco
According to the graph, where were most enslaved Africans brought to in the New World?
Danish Caribbean
Brazil
Europe
North America
Who usually captured enslaved people in Africa in exchange for goods?
Other Africans
Europeans
Native Americans
The Chinese
______ is the act of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
Sweatshop
Trafficking
Disenfranchisement
Exploitation
All of the following are reasons why the conquistadors and other explorers came to the Americas EXCEPT...
Glory
God
Gold
Guns
What is mercantilism?
A system where a mother country gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other
Wars that start over money
Plantation colonies trading crops for profit
What is the purpose of mercantilism?
Colonies existed to make a profit for their mother country
Colonies were used to house prisoners from the mother country
Colonies were allowed to do whatever they wanted
Colonies were setup to help with overpopulation in the mother country
Ideas were exchanged between Europe and Americas
The natives and Christopher Columbus shared religious ideas
The Old War and New World exchanged plants, animals, and also diseases
The Old World BECAME the New World
The "Triangular Trade" was a network between which three locations?
Europe, Africa, Asia
Europe, India, Australia
North America, West Indies, South America
Europe, Africa, America
The NEW World refers to the ______________
Americas
world after WWII
Europe, Asia, Africa
The best song in the movie Aladdin
What religion did Europeans want to convert indigenous people to in the "New World"?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
The chart shows the Spanish Encomienda System. The system in the Americas resulted in...
strengthening of native cultures
increased freedom for Spanish colonies
the exploitation of natives
religious freedom for the majority of natives
Which conclusion about Spanish colonization in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram?
The FEWEST people in the population had the GREATEST power
Africans and natives were politically powerful
The peninsulares made up the MAJORITY of the population
Mestizo and mulattoes controlled the MOST land
What was one effect of the Columbian Exchange on European society?
A variety of new food items were introduced
Horses were acquired for the first time
The population decreased due to disease
The Christian Church was eliminated
What is the most appropriate title for this map?
The Industrial Revolution
Imperialism in America
The Age of Discovery
Triangular Trade
After contact with Europeans, the vast majority of natives in the Americas died of...
disease
famine
drought
dehydration
The term "mother country" refers to...
the country of indigenous people
the country importing (receiving) manufactured goods
the country using its colonies for profit
the land being colonized
What European country had the most territory in the New World?
France
Portugal
Spain
England
What major disease killed many indigenous people?
Covid
Small Pox
Cancer
Allergies
Which of the following was an impact (result) of the Columbian Exchange?
COLONISTS died from smallpox
Natives migrated to Europe
Corn was planted in the New World
Horses were brought to the New World
Who sought to stop the abuse and mistreatment of Native Americans ?
Hernan Cortes
Bartolome de Las Casas
Father Eusebio Francisco Kino
Francisco Pizarro
What religion were the Spanish missionaries trying to spread?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
None of these
