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Apush unit 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492?

a)

Louis XIV of France

b)

Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain

c)

Henry the Navigator of Portugal

d)

Queen Elizabeth I of England

2.

What was the primary reason for the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas?

a)

To establish trade routes

b)

To access gold and silver

c)

To gain territory

d)

To spread Christianity

3.

Which civilization developed a vast empire in South America?

a)

Mayas

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

Hokokam

4.

What was the estimated native population in the Americas in the 1490s?

a)

10 million to 20 million

b)

50 million to 100 million

c)

5 million to 10 million

d)

100 million to 150 million

5.

Which European invention was not adopted from other cultures?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Sailing compass

c)

Papermaking

d)

Printing press

6.

What was the main economic motive for European exploration?

a)

Spreading Christianity

b)

Discovering new species of plants and animals

c)

Increased trade with Africa, India, and China

d)

Finding new lands for settlement

7.

Which country established the first permanent French settlement in America at Quebec?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

Netherlands

8.

What was the Valladolid Debate primarily concerned with?

a)

Trade regulations with Native Americans

b)

Border disputes between Spanish and Portuguese colonies

c)

The treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish

d)

The economic policies in the New World

9.

Which system required the Spanish to pay a tax to their king on each slave imported to the Americas?

a)

Asiento system

b)

Encomienda system

c)

Feudal system

d)

Mercantilism

10.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of cultural practices between Native Americans and Europeans

b)

A trade route between Columbus's Spain and the New World

c)

A diplomatic agreement between European nations to divide the Americas

d)

A transfer of plants, animals, and germs between the Americas and Europe