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Need to Know Chapter 8

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Spanish establish a monopoly? (Multiple Answers)

a)
Europe
b)

Central America

c)

South America

d)

"The Americas"

2.

What are the names of some of the Spanish settlements? (Multiple Correct Answers)

a)

Chile

b)

Ecuador

c)

Argentina

d)

Perú

e)

Bolivia

3.

What is the Line of Demarcation?

(Two Answers)

a)

A line drawn by the Pope to divide areas for Protuguese and Spanish exploration.

b)

The Line of Demarcation was later revised by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. 

c)
A type of geographical feature.
d)
A historical event marking a significant change.
4.

Who colonized (gained) Brazil?

a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Netherlands
5.

What is the treaty of Tordesillas?

a)

A 1494 treaty (agreement) between Spain and Portugal about areas for exploration.

b)
A 1492 agreement between France and England regarding trade routes.
c)
A 1500 treaty that established the boundaries of the Roman Empire.
d)
A 1494 document that allowed Spain to colonize all of South America.
6.

What is a creole?

a)
A creole is a dialect that has no grammatical structure.
b)
A creole is a traditional dance form from the Caribbean.
c)
A creole is a type of fruit found in tropical regions.
d)

A creole is a person of pure Spanish or Portuguese decent born in the Americas.

7.

What are Donotarios?

a)
Donotarios are private investigators hired for legal cases.
b)
Donotarios are government officials responsible for tax collection.
c)

Donotarios are 12 nobles that ruled Portuguese colonies.

d)
Donotarios are legal advisors specializing in family law.
8.

What are viceroy’s?

(Two answers)

a)
Viceroys are military leaders in ancient civilizations.
b)

The viceroy was the colonial ruler who represented the king of Spain.

c)

Viceroy's are Spanish appointed overseers of the colonies in the Council of the Indies.

d)
  • A viceroy is a governor or representative of a monarch who rules a country or province. 

9.

The Mother Country is ______ or _____.

(Two Correct Answers)

a)
The country of origin or the nation that has established colonies.
b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)
A geographical region
10.

What is a peninsular?

a)

Spaniards born in Spain

b)
A small island in the ocean.
c)
A large body of land surrounded by water.
d)
A type of tree found near water.
11.

Was Portugal able to maintain control of its colonies in South America?

a)
Portugal lost control but regained it later in South America.
b)
Yes, Portugal successfully maintained control of its colonies in South America.
c)
No, Portugal was not able to maintain control of its colonies in South America.
d)
Portugal established new colonies in South America after losing control.
12.

What is a mestizo?

a)

A mestizo is a child of Indian and Spanish parents.

b)
A mestizo is someone who identifies as a native speaker of Spanish.
c)
A mestizo is a term for a European immigrant.
d)
A mestizo is a person of pure Indigenous ancestry.
13.

Who led the protest for enslaved and mistreated Indians?

a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
b)
Subhas Chandra Bose
c)

Bartolome de las casa

d)
B. R. Ambedkar
14.

Who controlled large tracts of land and agriculture over land. This lead to expulsion (forced removal) from the new world by the Portuguese and Spanish.

a)

Jesuits

b)
African slaves
c)
European settlers
d)
Spanish colonizers
15.

____ bought slaves in Africa and took them to Europe and the New World in 1441.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)
Antão Gonçalves
d)

Brazil

16.

What 2 major exports are from Latin America?

a)

Silver

b)

Coffee

c)

Sugar

d)

Soybeans

17.

Coffee originated in ________ , and coffee plants were later taken to _________ then brought to the Caribbean island near South America and became a major crop.

a)

Arabia; Indonesia

b)

Indonesia; France

c)
Brazil; Mexico
d)
Ethiopia; Arabia
18.

What is a Barrio?

a)
A barrio is a type of traditional dance.
b)
A barrio is a type of food dish.
c)
A barrio is a historical monument.
d)

Barrios are the nieghborhoods of the poor. They were the homes of the free blacks, Indians, and mestizos.

19.

Who is Jacques Cartier?

a)
Jacques Cartier was a British naval officer.
b)
Jacques Cartier was a famous painter from France.
c)
Jacques Cartier was a Spanish conquistador.
d)

Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River.

20.

Who is Samuel de Champlain?

a)
Samuel de Champlain was a British naval officer.
b)
Samuel de Champlain was a famous painter from Italy.
c)

Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer who discovered two Great Lakes (Lake Ontario and Lake Huron).

d)
Samuel de Champlain was a Spanish conquistador.
21.

Who turned Jamestown into a successful colony?

(Two Correct Answers)

a)
John Smith
b)

Sir. Thomas Dale

c)
George Washington
d)
Pocahontas
22.

These English believers had seperated from the __________ because of the worldliness and unscriptural practices in the state church.

a)
Roman Catholic Church
b)
Baptist Church
c)
Church of England
d)
Methodist Church
23.

Who settled in Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630?

a)
Pilgrims led by William Bradford
b)
Quakers led by George Fox
c)
Puritans led by John Winthrop
d)
Dutch settlers led by Peter Stuyvesant
24.

What did English colonies encourage?

a)

Religious Freedom

b)
Military expansion and conquest.
c)
Cultural isolation and dependency.
d)
Political instability and foreign rule.
25.

Who taught the English North American students? (Three Answers)

a)

Parents

b)

Pastors

c)

Teachers

d)

Tutors

26.

Who pursued education in Canada?

a)
Only Canadian citizens
b)

The wealthy

c)

The poor

d)
Students from the United States
27.

What is the constitution?

a)
The constitution is a historical document with no legal authority.
b)
The constitution is a set of guidelines for personal conduct.
c)
The constitution is a collection of treaties between nations.
d)

The document for explaining the U.S. system of government.

28.

Colonies in South America were dissatisfied with Spanish rule because of the limited sharing of New Ideas from__________ and __________ philosophers.

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portugues

29.

Who was the ambassador to England and Latin American revolutionary that also learned Latin, Greek, Spanish and French?

a)
Simón Bolívar
b)
Hugo Chávez
c)
José de San Martín
d)
Fidel Castro
30.

Who freed Venezuela and helped independence spread to Colombia?

a)
Hugo Chávez
b)
Simón Bolívar
c)
Francisco de Miranda
d)
José Antonio Páez
31.

What are Caudillos?

a)
Caudillos are democratic leaders in Europe.
b)

South American leaders who established dictatorships. (People overthrew weak governments.)

c)
Caudillos are civilian governors in Asia.
d)
Caudillos are religious figures in Africa.
32.

Who freed Chile and Peru?

a)

José de San Martín

b)
Augusto Pinochet and Salvador Allende
c)
Francisco Franco and Che Guevara
d)
Simón Bolívar and Miguel Hidalgo
33.
Spanish soldiers were known as--
a)
conquistadores
b)
missions
c)
viceroys
d)
cartographers