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World Studies Chapter 8

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False:

Education thrived in Catholic colonies but received little emphasis in English colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False:

South American countries had more unrest after gaining independence than the United States did after its War for Independence.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False:

The Treaty of Tordesillas was the final agreement that determined where Spain and Portugal could explore and colonize.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False:

Brazil was colonized by Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False:

Refined silver and sugar were two important exports of colonial Latin America.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False:

England was the mother country of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False:

Portugal is about the same size as Brazil.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False:

Ecuador is part of the Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False:

The Pilgrims separated from the Church of England.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:

Established churches within the colonies were NOT recognized by the colonies' governments.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

People with Indian and Spanish parents

a)

Mestizos

b)

peninsulares

c)

viceroys

d)

barrios

12.

Revolutionaries who overthrew weak governments

a)

caudillos

b)

Creoles

c)

demarcations

d)

donatarios

13.

Spanish rulers who answered to the Council of the Indies

a)

viceroys

b)

barrios

c)

caudillos

d)

Creoles

14.

Full-blooded Spaniards or Portuguese born in the Americas

a)

Creoles

b)

demarcations

c)

donatarios

d)

gauchos

15.

Large country estates owned by the wealthy

a)

haciendas

b)

liberators

c)

Mestizos

d)

peninsulares

16.

Spaniards born in Spain

a)

peninsulares

b)

viceroys

c)

barrios

d)

caudillos

17.

Poor neighborhoods in colonial cities

a)

barrios

b)

caudillos

c)

Creoles

d)

demarcations

18.

Nobles that ruled Portuguese colonies

a)

donatarios

b)

gauchos

c)

haciendas

d)

liberators

19.

Cowboys in Argentina

a)

gauchos

b)

haciendas

c)

liberators

d)

Mestizos

20.

What bean-producing plant originated in Arabia and was later introduced to South America, where it became a major crop?

a)

coffee

b)

soybeans

c)

peanuts

d)

lima

21.

What government reform promised protection for Indians as a result of Las Casas's efforts to stop the ill-treatment of the Indians?

a)

New Laws of 1542

b)

Line of Demarcation

c)

New Covenant

d)

Treaty of Paris

22.

What Catholic order became rich and established industries until they were expelled from South America?

a)

Jesuits

b)

monks

c)

nuns

d)

convents

23.

What nation began buying slaves in Africa and taking them to Europe as early as 1441?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

the United States

d)

Brazil

24.

The colonies of what nation offered the most religious freedom?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

25.

Name the two men whose strong leadership turned the Jamestown settlement into a thriving colony.

a)

John Smith

b)

Sir Thomas Drake

c)

Thomas Dale

d)

Simon Bolivar

26.

Name the document that was produced by a convention following the U.S. War for Independence.

a)

the Constitution

b)

the Declaration of Independence

c)

the Preamble

d)

Common Sense

27.

Name the colony where the Puritans settled in 1630.

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Plymouth Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

the 13 Colonies.

28.

What was the name given to the line that the pope used to differentiate the areas for Spanish and Portuguese exploration?

a)

Line of Demarcation

b)

the Equator

c)

the Prime Meridian

d)

the Mason-Dixon Line

29.

What term describes a European country in relation to its colonies?

a)

mother country

b)

home country

c)

origin

d)

overseer

30.

This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Thomas Dale

31.

Which of the following was NOT true of religion in North America?

a)

There was no religious freedom in parts of Canada.

b)

The Puritans had a vision for a pure church in a pure society.

c)

Some people traveled to North America for religious freedom.

d)

Roger Williams supported the established church.

32.

This French explorer discovered three large lakes (one of which was eventually named after him) and became known as the Father of New France.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Thomas Dale

33.

This Venezuelan knew many languages and liberated both Venezuela and Colombia.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Jose de San Martin

d)

Antonio Jose de Sucre

34.

Which of the following was NOT true of education in the colonies?

a)

Learning to read Scripture was emphasized in Latin America.

b)

Some parents taught their children at home.

c)

In Canada, only the wealthy pursued education.

d)

Colleges, including Harvard and Yale, were founded.

35.

This Portuguese nobleman once famously said, "Independence or death!"

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Pedro I

c)

Jose de San Martin

d)

Antonio Jose de Sucre

36.

This Argentine leader from a prominent family liberated Chile and then Peru.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jose de San Martin

d)

Antonio Jose de Sucre

37.

Which nation colonized a majority of Latin America?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

France

38.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for discontentment in the Spanish colonies?

a)

control by the mother country

b)

teachings of English philosophers

c)

free trade

d)

teachings of French philosophers

39.

What were two differences between French and English colonization?

a)

English colonies came under private investors rather than government sponsorship as the French did

b)

English colonies were primarily Protestant, while French were Roman Catholic

c)

English settled in North America and French settled in South America

d)

English settlements were temporary and French settlements were permanent

40.

What was a similarity between French and English colonization?

a)

both found their places of settlement to be filled with dangers, challenges, and adventures

b)

both groups of colonists had good relations with the Indians

c)

both created colonies based on charters from the king

d)

both wanted to establish colonies in order to convert the Indians

41.

Locate Peru on the map.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

42.

Locate Brazil on the map.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

1

43.

Locate the Atlantic Ocean on the map.

a)

8

b)

9

c)

1

d)

2

44.

Locate Ecuador on the map.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

45.

Locate Argentina on the map.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

46.

Locate the Pacific Ocean on the map.

a)

9

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

47.

Locate Chile on the map.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

48.

Locate Venezuela on the map.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

49.

Locate Colombia on the map.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.

Latin America

a)

another name for the regions of South America and Central America

b)

neighborhoods of poor people in Latin American cities

c)

a large country estate in Latin America

d)

French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France

51.

Line of Demarcation

a)

line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land

b)

French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River

c)

English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles

d)

English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children and to advance

52.

viceroy

a)

ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain

b)

cowboys in Argentina

c)

line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land

d)

French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River

53.

Mestizos

a)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

b)

ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain

c)

cowboys in Argentina

d)

line drawn on the map by the pope that was supposed to determine where Spain and Portugal could claim land

54.

barrios

a)

neighborhoods of poor people in Latin America cities

b)

a large country estate in Latin America

c)

French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France

d)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

55.

haciendas

a)

a large country estate in Latin America

b)

French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France

c)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

d)

ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain

56.

Pilgrims

a)

English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles

b)

English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children, and to advance missions

c)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

d)

ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain

57.

Puritans

a)

English people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in order to establish a society based on biblical principles

b)

English people who came to the New World to escape persecution, to establish a place to bring up their children, and to advance missions

c)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

d)

ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain

58.

Jacques Cartier

a)

French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River

b)

best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence

c)

French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France

d)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

59.

Samuel de Champlain

a)

French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River

b)

best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence

c)

French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France

d)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

60.

Simon Bolivar

a)

French explorer sent by the king to find riches and a water route to China; discovered the St. Lawrence River

b)

best known for his role in leading the Spanish colonies in their struggle for independence

c)

French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes; also known as the Father of New France

d)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

61.

gauchos

a)

cowboys in Argentina

b)

a large country estate in Latin America

c)

a person with Indian and Spanish parents

d)

ruler of a Spanish colony who represented the king of Spain