WorksheetsUnit 6 Chapter 2—Colonization of the Americas
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who did Columbus encounter in the Bahamas?
a)
a) the Portuguese
b)
b) the Taínos
c)
c) the Aztec
d)
d) the Inca
2.
How did Hernán Cortés defeat the Aztec?
Select the two correct answers
a)
a) He used their enemies to trick their leader.
b)
b) He started a civil war among the Aztec leaders.
c)
c) He used weapons the Aztec could not defend against.
d)
d) He poisoned their food supply and attacked while they were ill.
e)
e) He captured their leader, demanded ransom, and then killed him anyway
3.
Who led the conquest of the Inca?
a)
a) Hernán Cortés
b)
b) Francisco Pizarro
c)
c) Hernando de Soto
d)
d) Christopher Columbus
4.
What system is shown in this image?
a)
a) mercantilism
b)
b) mission system
c)
c) encomienda system
d)
d) joint-stock companies
5.
Why did the Spanish set up missions in the Americas?
a)
a) to train Indigenous people as warriors
b)
b) to gain gold and silver
c)
c) to spread Christianity
d)
d) to help the poorOption 1
6.
What arguments did Bartolomé de Las Casas use to convince people in Spain that the encomienda system was wrong? Select the two correct answers.
a)
a) Encomiendas were being taken over by the Portuguese.
b)
b) Indigenous people were treated badly by the Spanish.
c)
c) The Spanish took lands from Indigenous people.
d)
d) The encomiendas were too easy to attack.
e)
e) The system was not financially stable.
7.
What was the purpose of joint-stock companies?
a)
a) to provide soldiers to defend colonies
b)
b) to provide money for building colonies
c)
c) to provide priests to convert people to Christianity
d)
d) to provide interpreters to speak with Indigenous people
8.
Which kingdom had colonies in the middle of North America?
a)
a) the Netherlands (Dutch)
b)
b) France
c)
c) Spain
d)
d) Britain
9.
Which kingdom colonized most of Central America?
a)
a) Great Britain
b)
b) France
c)
c) Spain
d)
d) Portugal
10.
What does the image show?
a)
a) people working under the encomienda system
b)
b) the founding of the Jamestown colony in Virginia
c)
c) Hernán Cortés marching with the Tlaxcalan allies to attack the Aztec Empire
d)
d) Pilgrims leaving England because they objected to the practices of the Church of England
11.
The Spanish word for conqueror
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
encomienda
d)
joint-stock company
12.
A system in which Spain offered grants of land and enslaved people to reward conquerors.
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
encomienda
d)
joint-stock company
13.
A company that raises money by selling shares, or interest in the company, in the form of stock.
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
encomienda
d)
joint-stock company
14.
A settlement built for the purpose of converting Native Americans to Christianity and expanding territory
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
encomienda
d)
joint-stock company
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