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WorksheetsEuropean Colonization of South America
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
What European country colonized Brazil?
Portugal
Italy
United States
What ancient civilization once lived in South America?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Who was the man who helped Colombia gain independence from Spain?
Simon Bolivar
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
What empire did Francisco Pizarro conquer?
Inca
Aztec
Mayan
Olmec
What is slash and burn technique?
Burning someones skin
Burning trees down to clear land to grow crops
Burning down land for no use
What did the the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish
It gave most of the newly discovered land in South America to Portugal
It divided the newly discovered land in South America between Spain and Portugal
Who was Atahualpa
Inca emperor
Spanish conquistador
What was the primary mission the the Spanish conquistadors
to spread Christianity among the native population
to expand Spain's territory and find valuable natural resources
When did the Portuguese begin to colonize present-day Brazil?
1450s
1500s
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish trading post and center of government
Water route through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Treaty between Spain and Portugal that moved the Line of Demarcation.
Huge fleet of Spanish Warships
Line of Demarcation
Boundary between Spanish and Portuguese territories in the New World.
Catholic Church Property
The exchange of plants and animals between the Americas and Europe.
Spanish Military Base
Presidio
Spanish trading post and center of government.
Large farm that grew one type of crop.
Spanish military base
Spanish Royal Governor
How many people rule in a government of Oligarchy?
A small group
A king or queen
A large group
The execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way
Annex
Conservation
Referendum
Coup
Someone who wants to end slavery is called
An Abolitionist
A Conservationist
A Southerner
