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WorksheetsAPUSH UNIT 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins
The conditions described in the excerpt most directly contributed to the?
strengthening of the European feudal system
weakening of Spain's dominance in the Americas
growth of religious liberty in the New World
development of the transatlantic slave trade
Which of the following is one important effect of the exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe throughout the sixteenth century?
Cooperation among European nations over colonization increased
Europe's economy transitioned from feudalism to capitalism
Native populations in the Americas rebounded because of increased trade with Europeans
Spanish presence in the Americas remained unchallenged
Based on the excerpt, Sepúlveda would have most likely supported which of the following?
Use of the encomienda system in New Spain
The New Laws of the Indies
Recognition of Native peoples' sovereignty by the Spanish Crown
The forced conversion of Natives to the Anglican Church
Which of the following was a major difference between Spanish and French interactions with Natives in North America?
The Spanish exploited Native labor to extract resources, while the French used tribal connections to establish trade networks
The Spanish relied on enslaved African labor, while the French used Native labor on plantations
The Spanish used diplomacy to maintain relations with Native groups, while the French used military conquest
The Spanish were less coercive than the French regarding the conversion of Natives to Catholicism
What caused the economic development of the many various Native American tribes in Central American and later parts of North America?
The Beringa Land Bridge
The end of the Megafauna
The cultivation of maize (corn)
The creation of reliable calendars
Ferdinand and Isabella unified this country and paid for Columbus' voyage west.
Italy
Portugal
Spain
England
Why were Portugal and Spain looking for a way to connect to India and China? Because this nation had blocked the land route first traveled by Marco Polo.
Russia
Greece
Japan
Turkey
Which of the explorers/conquistadors is improperly matched?
Prince Henry the Navigator gets to the most southern part of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
Columbus lands in modern day Hispaniola and Cuba
Sir Walter Raleigh establishes the British settlement of Roanoke
Henry Hudson sails down the St Lawrence River and establishes Quebec.
Pizzaro defeats the Incas
Which did not come from the Americas?
Turkey
Potato
Coffee
Corn
Which did not come from Afro-Eurasia?
Tomatoes
Horses
Sheep
Rice
With the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Pope gave pretty much all of Central and South America to Spain, except for what modern day country?
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Paraguay
The defeat of the Spanish Armada allowed what nation to begin laying claims in North America?
Portugal
France
England
Germany
Which group would have been just below the Peninsulares in the Spanish Casta System?
Mestizos
Native Americans
Mulattoes
Creoles
Which of the following is untrue of the Columbian Exchange?
It helped to end European Feudalism and usher in capitalism in it's place
It helped to shrink Europe's population, causing increased employment
It encouraged more western exploration
It helped to grow Europe's economy
The encomienda system can best be described as
Europeans diseases decimating Native Americans throughout the Americas
It defined the status of Spain's diverse colonial population
the transfer of plants and animals from the Americas to Afro-EurAsia
Spain enslaving Native Americans and then Africans to work their plantations and mining operations
What declared that indigenous populations (Native Americans) have both reason and souls?
Bartalome de La Cases 95 Thesis
The Sublimus Dei
The New Laws of 1542
The Asciento System
The Mayflower Compact
What new type of ship allowed the explorers to reach far away destinations?
steamship
sloop
Schooner
caravel
