WorksheetsWorld Studies Chapter 8
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 46mins
True or False:
Education thrived in Catholic colonies but received little emphasis in English colonies.
True
False
True or False:
South American countries had more unrest after gaining independence than the United States did after its War for Independence.
True
False
True or False:
The Treaty of Tordesillas was the final agreement that determined where Spain and Portugal could explore and colonize.
True
False
True or False:
Brazil was colonized by Spain.
True
False
True or False:
Refined silver and sugar were two important exports of colonial Latin America.
True
False
True or False:
England was the mother country of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
True
False
True or False:
Portugal is about the same size as Brazil.
True
False
True or False:
Ecuador is part of the Old World.
True
False
True or False:
The Pilgrims separated from the Church of England.
True
False
True or False:
Established churches within the colonies were NOT recognized by the colonies' governments.
True
False
People with Indian and Spanish parents
Mestizos
peninsulares
viceroys
barrios
Revolutionaries who overthrew weak governments
caudillos
Creoles
demarcations
donatarios
Spanish rulers who answered to the Council of the Indies
viceroys
barrios
caudillos
Creoles
Full-blooded Spaniards or Portuguese born in the Americas
Creoles
demarcations
donatarios
gauchos
Large country estates owned by the wealthy
haciendas
liberators
Mestizos
peninsulares
Spaniards born in Spain
peninsulares
viceroys
barrios
caudillos
Poor neighborhoods in colonial cities
barrios
caudillos
Creoles
demarcations
Nobles that ruled Portuguese colonies
donatarios
gauchos
haciendas
liberators
Cowboys in Argentina
gauchos
haciendas
liberators
Mestizos
What bean-producing plant originated in Arabia and was later introduced to South America, where it became a major crop?
coffee
soybeans
peanuts
lima
What government reform promised protection for Indians as a result of Las Casas's efforts to stop the ill-treatment of the Indians?
New Laws of 1542
Line of Demarcation
New Covenant
Treaty of Paris
What Catholic order became rich and established industries until they were expelled from South America?
Jesuits
monks
nuns
convents
What nation began buying slaves in Africa and taking them to Europe as early as 1441?
Portugal
Spain
the United States
Brazil
The colonies of what nation offered the most religious freedom?
England
Spain
France
Portugal
Name the two men whose strong leadership turned the Jamestown settlement into a thriving colony.
John Smith
Sir Thomas Drake
Thomas Dale
Simon Bolivar
Name the document that was produced by a convention following the U.S. War for Independence.
the Constitution
the Declaration of Independence
the Preamble
Common Sense
Name the colony where the Puritans settled in 1630.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
Pennsylvania
the 13 Colonies.
What was the name given to the line that the pope used to differentiate the areas for Spanish and Portuguese exploration?
Line of Demarcation
the Equator
the Prime Meridian
the Mason-Dixon Line
What term describes a European country in relation to its colonies?
mother country
home country
origin
overseer
This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River.
Simon Bolivar
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Thomas Dale
Which of the following was NOT true of religion in North America?
There was no religious freedom in parts of Canada.
The Puritans had a vision for a pure church in a pure society.
Some people traveled to North America for religious freedom.
Roger Williams supported the established church.
This French explorer discovered three large lakes (one of which was eventually named after him) and became known as the Father of New France.
Simon Bolivar
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Thomas Dale
This Venezuelan knew many languages and liberated both Venezuela and Colombia.
Simon Bolivar
Jacques Cartier
Jose de San Martin
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Which of the following was NOT true of education in the colonies?
Learning to read Scripture was emphasized in Latin America.
Some parents taught their children at home.
In Canada, only the wealthy pursued education.
Colleges, including Harvard and Yale, were founded.
This Portuguese nobleman once famously said, "Independence or death!"
Simon Bolivar
Pedro I
Jose de San Martin
Antonio Jose de Sucre
This Argentine leader from a prominent family liberated Chile and then Peru.
Simon Bolivar
Samuel de Champlain
Jose de San Martin
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Which nation colonized a majority of Latin America?
England
Spain
Portugal
France
Which of the following was NOT a reason for discontentment in the Spanish colonies?
control by the mother country
teachings of English philosophers
free trade
teachings of French philosophers
What were two differences between French and English colonization?
English colonies came under private investors rather than government sponsorship as the French did
English colonies were primarily Protestant, while French were Roman Catholic
English settled in North America and French settled in South America
English settlements were temporary and French settlements were permanent
What was a similarity between French and English colonization?
both found their places of settlement to be filled with dangers, challenges, and adventures
both groups of colonists had good relations with the Indians
both created colonies based on charters from the king
both wanted to establish colonies in order to convert the Indians
Locate Peru on the map.
5
6
7
8
Locate Brazil on the map.
7
8
9
1
Locate the Atlantic Ocean on the map.
8
9
1
2
Locate Ecuador on the map.
6
7
8
9
Locate Argentina on the map.
4
5
6
7
Locate the Pacific Ocean on the map.
9
1
2
3
Locate Chile on the map.
3
4
5
6
Locate Venezuela on the map.
2
3
4
5
Locate Colombia on the map.
1
2
3
4
Latin America
another name for the regions of South America and Central America
neighborhoods of poor people in Latin American cities
a large country estate in Latin America
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France
Line of Demarcation
line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land
French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River
English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles
English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children and to advance
viceroy
ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain
cowboys in Argentina
line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land
French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River
Mestizos
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain
cowboys in Argentina
line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land
barrios
neighborhoods of poor people in Latin America cities
a large country estate in Latin America
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
haciendas
a large country estate in Latin America
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain
Pilgrims
English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles
English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children, and to advance missions
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain
Puritans
English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles
English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children, and to advance missions
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain
Jacques Cartier
French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River
best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River
best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
Simon Bolivar
French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River
best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence
French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
gauchos
cowboys in Argentina
a large country estate in Latin America
a person with Indian and Spanish parents
ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain
