How did the Spanish treatment of Indigenous people improve over time?(1 point)
Responses
The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
The Spanish became more convinced that they could treat the Indigenous people any way they wanted.
The Spanish became more convinced that they could treat the Indigenous people any way they wanted.
The Spanish increased the number of missionaries in the Americas.
The Spanish increased the number of missionaries in the Americas.
Spanish settlers with encomiendas began to treat the Indigenous people better because they thought it was the right thing to do.
Spanish settlers with encomiendas began to treat the Indigenous people better because they thought it was the right thing to do.
Which of the following best suggests why the Portuguese did not try to make as many colonies in Asia as the Spanish did in the Western Hemisphere?(1 point)
Responses
The Portuguese did not believe in taking things by force.
The Portuguese did not believe in taking things by force.
The Roman Catholic Church told Europeans not to make colonies.
The Roman Catholic Church told Europeans not to make colonies.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
The Portuguese saw the people in Asia as their equals.
The Portuguese saw the people in Asia as their equals.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
How is the spread of the potato related to an increase in population in the Old World?(1 point)
Responses
The potato grows easily in warm, comfortable climates. This means that it grew well everywhere except northern Europe, leading to an increase in population.
The potato grows easily in warm, comfortable climates. This means that it grew well everywhere except northern Europe, leading to an increase in population.
The potato does not grow easily outside of the Andes. This means that it did not lead to an increase in population in the Old World.
The potato does not grow easily outside of the Andes. This means that it did not lead to an increase in population in the Old World.
The potato grows easily in cold, harsh climates. This means that it grew well in northern Europe, providing a dependable food source that led to an increase in population.
The potato grows easily in cold, harsh climates. This means that it grew well in northern Europe, providing a dependable food source that led to an increase in population.
The potato does not correlate with an increase in population in the Old World.
The potato grows easily in cold, harsh climates. This means that it grew well in northern Europe, providing a dependable food source that led to an increase in population.
Which of the following best describes the Commercial Revolution?(1 point)
Responses
the influx of silver that resulted in economic turmoil for European nations
the influx of silver that resulted in economic turmoil for European nations
the “discovery” of the New World that prompted European nations to establish territories
the “discovery” of the New World that prompted European nations to establish territories
the establishment of new economic, political, and social systems as well as banking and a futures market
the establishment of new economic, political, and social systems as well as banking and a futures market
the exchange of goods, diseases, and ideas that resulted from contact between the New World and Old World
the exchange of goods, diseases, and ideas that resulted from contact between the New World and Old World
The establishment of new economic, political, and social systems as well as banking and a futures market.
Greater amounts of food, crops, livestock, and other commodities traded on the Columbian Exchange caused a major increase in which population?(1 point)
Responses
Europeans
Europeans
South Americans
South Americans
Latin Americans
Latin Americans
Indigenous Americans
Europeans
What was implied by mercantilism, which grew with the transatlantic trade route?(1 point)
Responses
It was implied that an African diaspora would occur.
It was implied that an African diaspora would occur.
It was implied that Africans were inferior to Europeans.
It was implied that Africans were inferior to Europeans.
It was implied that the colonists were inferior to their mother country.
It was implied that the colonists were inferior to their mother country.
It was implied that nationalism was an important idea.
It was implied that the colonists were inferior to their mother country.
Imagine you investigated the role colonial plantations had on the increase of the African slave trade. Which of the following statements would provide the best findings of your investigation?(1 point)
Responses
The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the African slave trade.
The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the African slave trade.
The demand to cultivate plantation land decreased so the African slave trade increased to reduce labor costs.
The demand to cultivate plantation land decreased so the African slave trade increased to reduce labor costs.
The demand for less-intensive labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade.
The demand for less-intensive labor to harvest cash crops increased the African slave trade.
The demand for skilled
The demand to harvest cash crops at a cheap labor price increased the African slave trade.
Alfonso I reshaped Kongo by(1 point)
Responses
unifying the states of West Africa.
unifying the states of West Africa.
making Catholicism the state religion and allowing the Portuguese to buy more enslaved people.
making Catholicism the state religion and allowing the Portuguese to buy more enslaved people.
converting to Islam.
converting to Islam.
banning the slave trade in Kongo.
making Catholicism the state religion and allowing the Portuguese to buy more enslaved people.
Why might Olaudah Equiano have believed he had a chance to buy his freedom and move to England after he was purchased by Mr. King, a “charitable and humane” Quaker merchant?(1 point)
Responses
Olaudah Equiano was himself a Christian.
Olaudah Equiano was himself a Christian.
Quakers tended to be heavily involved in the abolitionist movement.
Quakers tended to be heavily involved in the abolitionist movement.
Mr. King promised his freedom, and Olaudah Equiano believed him.
Mr. King promised his freedom, and Olaudah Equiano believed him.
Olaudah Equiano had excellent communication skills in the English language.
Mr. King promised his freedom, and Olaudah Equiano believed him.
Which source would you use to learn more about the consequences of European attempts to convert Indigenous populations to Christianity?(1 point)
Responses
a conquistador’s journal with entries detailing their peaceful interactions with Indigenous peoples
a conquistador’s journal with entries detailing their peaceful interactions with Indigenous peoples
a missionary’s letter detailing instructions for how to best convert Indigenous populations
a missionary’s letter detailing instructions for how to best convert Indigenous populations
an Indigenous group leader’s letter conveying concerns about loss of their heritage
an Indigenous group leader’s letter conveying concerns about loss of their heritage
an Indigenous mythological text describing their history and beliefs
an Indigenous group leader’s letter conveying concerns about loss of their heritage
Why did the Dutch begin to sell firearms to West Africa?(1 point)
Responses
They knew it would lead to an increase in enslaved peoples.
They knew it would lead to an increase in enslaved peoples.
They wanted to keep up with the other European traders.
They wanted to keep up with the other European traders.
The Portuguese could not supply enough firearms.
The Portuguese could not supply enough firearms.
The pope lifted his ban on firearms sales to non-Christians.
They wanted to keep up with the other European traders.
The Puritans were a sect of Protestant Christians in Europe who believed that the Protestant church had fallen too far from its origin and was becoming too liberal in its belief system. They migrated to North America during the age of discovery because they did not align with either the Catholic or Protestant state churches. What were the causes and effects of the Puritans’ migration to North America? Analyze and explain in 1–2 sentences the cause and effect.(2 points)
Cause: The cause of the Puritans' migration to North America was their discontent with the level of religious freedom and the perceived corruption in the established Protestant and Catholic state churches in Europe.
Effect: The effect of their migration was the establishment of Puritan colonies in North America, such as the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, where they sought to create a society based on their strict religious beliefs, leading to the development of the New England colonies and the shaping of American history and identity.