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Colonization & Triangular Trade

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

The Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat large civilizations in the New World with all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

Disease

b)

Steal weapons

c)

Alliances with native tribes

d)

Christianity

2.

Illustrated in this cart is 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 Native Americans

3.

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 Native Americans were politically powerful

c)

The peninsulares made up the majority of the population

d)

Mestizo and mulattoes controlled the most land

4.

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

5.

Which statement is supported by the graph?

a)

Slavery didn't exist before 1500

b)

Slavery was most widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark and Holland

c)

Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less harsh than those in the United States

d)

Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish Americas

6.

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

7.

Which of the following is NOT true of the trade pattern shown on the map above?

a)

Colonies provided natural resources for the mother country

b)

Captives from Africa were transported to North America

c)

England was home to more natural resources than North America

d)

England had colonies in North America

8.

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country (Old World) is known as....

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Free Trade

d)

Nativism

9.

After contact with Europeans, the vast majority of Native Americans died of...

a)

disease

b)

famine

c)

drought

d)

dehydration

10.

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

11.

The expeditions of Hernan Cortés and Francisco Pizarro resulted in...

a)

the destruction of the Aztec and Incan empires

b)

capture of Brazil

c)

colonization of Africa

d)

exploration of the Philippines and East Indies