1. Which group in Spanish colonial society filled high government positions?
-Peninsulares
2. Why did France and Great Britain clash in the 1700s in North America?
-Great Britain wanted in on the fur trade
3. Why did the Atlantic slave trade grow in the Americas?
-Because sugar plantation owners needed laborers
4. Where could Native Americans typically expect better treatment by the Spanish?
-In the missions
5. Which Chinese items were in high demand in Europe during the age of exploration?
-Silk and porcelain
6. Drag and drop the reasons for European exploration.
-Desire to convert people to Christianity and increased demand for foreign trade goods.
7. Which of the following were important new foods introduced to the Eastern Hemisphere as part of the Colombian Exchange?
-Peanuts
8. Which crop grown in the Americas was a major source of profit for the Spanish crown?
-sugar
9. What was England's first successful colony?
-Jamestown (look up the true crime version of Jamestown for some interesting history)
10. Which of the following helped Hernán Cortés conquer the Aztec empire?
-The Spanish made alliances with Aztec enemies.
11. Where did the Portuguese first establish trading posts and colonies?
-The western coast of Africa
12. Which of the following was an effect of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Inca?
-Aztec lands became known as Mexico
13. How did Catholicism relate to early Portuguese voyages of exploration to Africa?
-The Portuguese government wanted to recover Christian lands from Muslims there.
14. Which of the following contributed to the decline of the Portuguese empire?
-Piracy in the Caribbean
15. What indirectly led to the development of the capitalist economic system in Europe?
-Inflation
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