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Colonization Unit Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ is land that obeys the rules of its mother country

a)

country

b)

state

c)

town

d)

colony

2.

What was an accomplishment of Hernan Cortes?

a)

He founded Florida

b)

He conquered the Inca Empire in modern-day Peru

c)

He conquered the Aztec Empire in modern-day Mexico

d)

He discovered the Carribbeans

3.

What was an accomplishment of Francisco Pizarro?

a)

He sailed with Christopher Columbus

b)

He found gold in California

c)

He found gold in Florida

d)

He overthrew the Inca Empire

4.

_______ refers to the various routes across the Atlantic Ocean used for transporting and selling indigenous people for the purpose of enforced labor

a)

Colonization

b)

Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Conquistador

d)

Missionary

5.

A ______ is someone sent by a church with the goal of converting others to their beliefs

a)

conquistador

b)

missionary

c)

aristocrat

d)

colonist

6.

A _______ is a Spanish conqueror/soldier in the Americas

a)

Warrior 

b)

Explorer 

c)

Conquistador 

d)

Native American 

7.

The ____________ system gave Spanish settlers the right to force labor of the natives who lived in a particular area

a)

Conquistador 

b)

Mutiny 

c)

Encomienda

d)

Settlement 

8.
An original or native area where a person lives; the native populations of a country
a)
Ancestor 
b)
Relative 
c)
Indigenous 
d)
Conquistador 
9.

The middle part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade/Triangular Trade from Africa to the Americas is called __________

a)

Middle Passage 

b)

Part Two 

c)

Northwest Passage 

d)

Trade Route 

10.
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was... 
a)

flourishing of art & culture

b)

transfer of European political ideas

c)

decreased warfare

d)

decreased population in some areas

11.

England produced manufactured goods and the colonies produced rum which would be traded to Africa for what?

a)

enslaved people

b)

rice

c)

sugar

d)

tobacco

12.

According to the graph, where were most enslaved Africans brought to in the New World?

a)

Danish Caribbean

b)

Brazil

c)

Europe

d)

North America

13.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious 
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious 
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic 
14.
How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?
a)
criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
b)
fellow Africans
c)
cannibals
15.
How did Europeans justify enslaving Africans?
a)
They claimed that Africans were biologically inferior
b)
They claimed that Africans were biologically superior
c)
They claimed that Africans were cannibals
d)
They claimed Africans were vegetarians
16.

Who usually captured enslaved people in Africa in exchange for goods?

a)

Other Africans

b)

Europeans

c)

Native Americans

d)

The Chinese

17.

______ is the act of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work

a)

Sweatshop

b)

Trafficking

c)

Disenfranchisement

d)

Exploitation

18.

All of the following are reasons why the conquistadors and other explorers came to the Americas EXCEPT...

a)

Glory

b)

God

c)

Gold

d)

Guns

19.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother country gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other

c)

Wars that start over money

d)

Plantation colonies trading crops for profit

20.

What is the purpose of mercantilism?

a)

Colonies existed to make a profit for their mother country

b)

Colonies were used to house prisoners from the mother country

c)

Colonies were allowed to do whatever they wanted

d)

Colonies were setup to help with overpopulation in the mother country

21.
 Which answer best describes the Columbian Exchange?
a)

Ideas were exchanged between Europe and Americas

b)

The natives and Christopher Columbus shared religious ideas

c)

The Old War and New World exchanged plants, animals, and also diseases

d)

The Old World BECAME the New World

22.

The "Triangular Trade" was a network between which three locations?

a)

Europe, Africa, Asia

b)

Europe, India, Australia

c)

North America, West Indies, South America

d)

Europe, Africa, America

23.

The NEW World refers to the ______________

a)

Americas

b)

world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin

24.

What religion did Europeans want to convert indigenous people to in the "New World"?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

25.

The chart shows the Spanish Encomienda System. The system in the Americas resulted in...

a)

strengthening of native cultures

b)

increased freedom for Spanish colonies

c)

the exploitation of natives

d)

religious freedom for the majority of natives

26.

Which conclusion about Spanish colonization in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram?

a)

The FEWEST people in the population had the GREATEST power

b)

Africans and natives were politically powerful

c)

The peninsulares made up the MAJORITY of the population

d)

Mestizo and mulattoes controlled the MOST land

27.

What was one effect of the Columbian Exchange on European society?

a)

A variety of new food items were introduced

b)

Horses were acquired for the first time

c)

The population decreased due to disease

d)

The Christian Church was eliminated

28.

What is the most appropriate title for this map?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

Imperialism in America

c)

The Age of Discovery

d)

Triangular Trade

29.

After contact with Europeans, the vast majority of natives in the Americas died of...

a)

disease

b)

famine

c)

drought

d)

dehydration

30.

The term "mother country" refers to...

a)

the country of indigenous people

b)

the country importing (receiving) manufactured goods

c)

the country using its colonies for profit

d)

the land being colonized

31.

What European country had the most territory in the New World?

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

England

32.

What major disease killed many indigenous people?

a)

Covid

b)

Small Pox

c)

Cancer

d)

Allergies

33.

Which of the following was an impact (result) of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

COLONISTS died from smallpox

b)

Natives migrated to Europe

c)

Corn was planted in the New World

d)

Horses were brought to the New World

34.

Who sought to stop the abuse and mistreatment of Native Americans ?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Bartolome de Las Casas

c)

Father Eusebio Francisco Kino

d)

Francisco Pizarro

35.

What religion were the Spanish missionaries trying to spread?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

None of these