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Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This explorer was responsible for going West to go East and in the process opening up the continent of North America.

a)

Columbus

b)

Hudson

c)

Magellan

d)

conquistador

2.

This explorer was responsible for circumnavigating the Earth for the first time, despite the fact that he did not finish the voyage.

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

Hudson

d)

conquistadors

3.

This term is used to describe the journey to sail around the entire Earth, a feat that had never been done before.

a)

NW Passage

b)

circumnavigate

c)

round trip

d)

alliance

4.

This term is used to identify the cultural diffusion that happened between Europe and the Americas after the arrival of Columbus.


a)

culture switch

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

contact

d)

colonization

5.

This term is describes one nation inhabiting another location to expand its control and to utilize that place’s resources.

a)

colonization

b)

culture area

c)

missions

d)

mercantilism

6.

This term refers to the Spanish belief that part of their role in the Americas was to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

a)

missions

b)

mercantilism

c)

colonization

d)

cultural diffusion

7.

This term refers to the economic policy that believes that a colony exists to make the home country more profitable.

a)

mercantilism

b)

colonization

c)

missions

d)

circumnavigate

8.

This term refers to an imaginary route to the Far East that European countries were looking for that led to the exploration and colonization of North America.

a)

circumnavigate

b)

Silk Road

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Northwest Territory

9.

 This term refers to things like cotton, gold, and timber that countries desire so that they can use them to make products to sell and acquire wealth.

a)

manufactured goods

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

wholesale goods

d)

natural resources

10.

This term refers to products like clothing and furniture that are created with resources from colonies.  These products are sold to make money for the home country.

a)

wholesale goods

b)

manufactured goods

c)

natural resources

d)

raw materials

11.

This term refers to an agreement between two groups that benefits both sides.  Many European countries made these agreements with Native Americans.


a)

friendship

b)

alliance

c)

peace talks

d)

pact

12.

This term refers to the country/colony in present day Canada along the St. Lawrence River.

a)

New England

b)

New Spain

c)

New Netherland

d)

New France

13.

This term refers to the country/colony that existed in present day Florida, southern US, and into South America and the Caribbean.

a)

New France

b)

New Spain

c)

New Netherland

d)

New England

14.

This term refers to the exchange of goods and ideas that occur when two cultures come in contact with each other.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

culture area

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

culture

15.

This term refers to the Spanish explorers that came to the Americas in search of gold and glory and defeated N. Americans in the process.


a)

Columbus

b)

mercenaries

c)

missionaries

d)

conquistadors