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WorksheetsThe Noah Roth Quiz of Early Colonization
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following did Christopher Columbus do during his "discovery" of America?
Enslave the Natives
Sign the Declaration of Independence
Bring Diseases to the Continent
Reach the Pacific Ocean
What did Spanish Tributes aim to do?
Honor fallen Spanish soldiers in wars past
Honor the King and Queen
Encourage Spanish settlement of the New World, sucking the wealth of the land and of the Native inhabitants
Establish sustainable waterways across the New World
What did Italian Cuisine lack prior to exploration and exploitation of the New World?
Pasta
The Pope
Tomatoes
Cheese
What kind of disease was the only disease to infect Europeans
The Coronavirus
The Black Plague
An STD
No diseases went in the other direction
What language was spoken in International Government affairs at the time?
Deutsche
English
French
Spanish
Who were the first Europeans to reach North America?
The English
Vikings
The Spanish
The Italians
How were ships powered during Early Colonization?
By an Anti-Matter Reactor and Warp Nacelles
By Mules
By Wind
By Diesel
By Magnets
Who replaces Spain as the dominant force of Colonization in the new world after they encounter economic hardships?
Portugal
France
England
Czechoslovakia
What was the aim of Neo-European colonies?
To exploit the natives
To reach Orbit
To replicate European Society
To gain a foothold in America
What Colony mysteriously disappears?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Florida
Virginia
What country starts plantations in Brazil?
Vatican City
Spain
Great Britain
Portugal
What became the prominent cash crops of the early Colonization era?
Sugar, cotton and Tobacco
Humans, Tobacco and Gold
Sugar and Tobacco
Wheat, Corn and Apples
What were the two most prominent Religions that were doing battle through the early colonization period?
Buddhism & Atheism
Catholicism & Protestantism
Catholicism & The Church of England
Islam & The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
What were indentured servants?
Servants with an overbite
People who agreed to become slaves for a time in order to reach the New World
A kinder term for Slavery in the New World
The highest class of servant, second only to the Manager at the local McDonald's
What happens as the price of Tobacco falls?
The Russians take over the world
Slaves start to be treated poorly
Slaves are let go because they are too expensive to have around
The Europeans admit defeat and return home
What was a Joint Stock Company?
A partnership hoping to play the Stock Market
A group aiming to commit Tax Fraud
A group of people who invest money in Colonial Expansion in hopes of making money
A group creating harnesses for Oxen
Why did the Pilgrims survive?
They were chosen by God, thus their mission was divine
They got lucky
A bald eagle saved them from disaster
They used Alien Technology to survive
What country declared independence from Spain, who was too busy with exploring the new world, in 1581?
France
Germany
The Nederlands
Portugal
Why weren't the Dutch the first to discover the new world?
They didn't feel like it
They were too busy fighting off the Sea and the Spanish, in order of difficulty
They weren't smart enough
They didn't have strong enough ships
Who were the most prominent traders and sailors of the Early Colonization era?
The Portuguese
Nederlands
Czechoslovakia
The French
The English
Where was the European hub for Commerce and Banking in the Early Colonization period?
London, England
Barcelona, Spain
Amsterdam, Nederlands
Paris, France
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