Which group in Spanish colonial society filled high government positions?
(1 point)
Responses
Creoles
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Why did France and Great Britain clash in the 1700s in North America?
(1 point)
Responses
Great Britain wanted French gold mines.
France wanted rights to British fishing waters.
Great Britain wanted in on the fur trade.
France wanted land in Canada
Why did the Atlantic slave trade grow in the Americas?
(1 point)
Responses
because sugar plantation owners needed laborers
because native people were unwilling to work in the fields
because Catholic missions needed many laborers
because Europeans could not do field work
Where could Native Americans typically expect better treatment by the Spanish?
(1 point)
Responses
in the mines
in the missions
on the plantations
in the larger towns
Which Chinese items were in high demand in Europe during the age of exploration?
(1 point)
Responses
rice and silver
wood and gold
silk and porcelain
corn and sugar
- Peninsulares
- Because Great Britain wanted in on the fur trade.
- because sugar plantation owners needed laborers
- in the missions
- silk and porcelain
Peninsulares
Great Britain wanted in on the fur trade.
because sugar plantation owners needed laborers
in the missions
silk and porcelain
Desire to convert people to christianity increased demand for foreign trade goods
peanuts
sugar
Jamestown
The Spanish made alliances with Aztec enemies.
the western coast of Africa
Aztec lands became known as Mexico.
The Portuguese government wanted to recover Christian lands from Muslims there
piracy in the Caribbean
inflation
Drag and drop the reasons for European exploration. Reasons may be used once or not at all. desire to convert people to christianity, increased demand for foreign trade goods
- increased demand for foreign trade goods
- desire to convert people to Christianity
Which of the following were important new foods introduced to the Eastern Hemisphere as part of the Columbian Exchange?
(1 point)
Responses
rice
rice
rye
rye
grapes
grapes
peanuts
rice, rye, grapes, peanuts
Which crop grown in the Americas was a major source of profit for the Spanish crown?
(1 point)
Responses
sugar
sugar
corn
corn
tomatoes
tomatoes
potatoes
potatoes
What was England's first successful colony?
(1 point)
Responses
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
Delaware
Delaware
Roanoke
Roanoke
Jamestown
Which of the following helped Hernán Cortés conquer the Aztec empire?
(1 point)
Responses
The Spanish had a much larger army.
The Spanish had a much larger army.
The Aztecs were in the middle of a civil war.
The Aztecs were in the middle of a civil war.
The Spanish made alliances with Aztec enemies.
The Spanish made alliances with Aztec enemies.
The Spanish seized Tenochtitlan immediately upon arriving in the Americas.
Where did the Portuguese first establish trading posts and colonies?
(1 point)
Responses
the western coast of South America
the western coast of South America
the western coast of India
the western coast of India
the eastern coast of North America
the eastern coast of North America
the western coast of Africa
Which of the following was an effect of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Inca?
(1 point)
Responses
Aztec lands became known as Mexico.
Aztec lands became known as Mexico.
Thousands of Spanish colonists died after exposure to new diseases.
Thousands of Spanish colonists died after exposure to new diseases.
Native American culture ceased to exist in Central and South America.
Native American culture ceased to exist in Central and South America.
Spanish colonists adopted native religions.
How did Catholicism relate to early Portuguese voyages of exploration to Africa?
(1 point)
Responses
Catholic missionaries were involved in the slave trade there.
Catholic missionaries were involved in the slave trade there.
The Portuguese government wanted to recover Christian lands from Muslims there.
The Portuguese government wanted to recover Christian lands from Muslims there.
Prince Henry the Navigator was Catholic and wanted to move the head of the church there.
Prince Henry the Navigator was Catholic and wanted to move the head of the church there.
The Catholic Church sent Portuguese explorers there to establish colonies.
Which of the following contributed to the decline of the Portuguese empire?
(1 point)
Responses
slave revolts
slave revolts
labor shortages
labor shortages
piracy in the Caribbean
piracy in the Caribbean
war with China
What indirectly led to the development of the capitalist economic system in Europe?
(1 point)
Responses
inflation
inflation
price fixing
price fixing
government intervention in the economy
government intervention in the economy
falling profits for business owners