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Chapter 1 ~ Creating America- World in 1500

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Question 1

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The Portuguese developed an improved ship with triangular sails as well as square sails called the
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  • caravel
  • carnival
  • navigator
  • armada

Question 2

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Finding the first all-water route to Asia meant that the dealings with the Muslims and Italians came to an end. What country founded this all-water route?
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  • Spain
  • England
  • Portugal
  • Italy

Question 3

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An Italian sailor that thought he knew a faster route to Asia
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  • Christopher Columbus
  • Bartolomueu Dias
  • Vasco da Gama
  • Giovanni da Verrazzono

Question 4

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When Portugal takes control of this trade in Asia due to their findings of an all-water route to Asia, all of Europe searches for more routes
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  • Sugar trade
  • LInen trade
  • gold trade
  • Spice trade

Question 5

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All but the following are known mistakes of Columbus' route
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  • He calculated it would be a short journey to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean because he relied on the writings of Marco Polo and Paolo Toscanelli who claimed the size of Asia stretched farther west to east than it really did.
  • He underestimated the distance around the globe
  • He thought the globe was only 1/3 the size it is
  • Thought the Atlantic Ocean must be small

Question 6

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Which one is NOT a reason Spain would not fund Christopher Columbus
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  • royal council had doubts about Columbus' calculations
  • Spanish monarchs were in a costly war to drive the Muslims out of Spain
  • They did not want to spread Christianity
  • Columbus' was asking a high payment for his services

Question 7

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Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella fund Columbus
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  • for profit only
  • because they believed in Columbus
  • to spread Christianity
  • for profit and to spread Christianity

Question 8

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When Columbus reached land on an island in the Caribbean Sea, he thought he had reached the Southwest Asia where he greeted the Taino people and called them
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  • Aztecs
  • Indians
  • Navigators
  • Hispanics

Question 9

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One of the main goals of European exploration was to
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  • form alliances
  • end mercantilism
  • find slaves
  • spread
  • Christianity

Question 10

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Which explorers found an all-water route to Africa and India
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  • Christopher Columbus
  • Bartolomeu Dias
  • Vasco de Gama
  • Giovanni da Verrazzano

Question 11

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What were the names of the ships Columbus assembled
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  • Santa Maria
  • Caravel
  • Nina
  • Pinta
  • Armada

Question 12

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The line of Demarcation is changed by the
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  • Treaty of Tordesillas
  • Conquistador
  • Spanish Armada
  • Encomienda

Question 13

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Countries gainded wealth, raw materials, and trade markets by using
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  • mercantilism
  • domestication
  • columbian exchange
  • African Diaspora

Question 14

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In order to have a favorable balance of trade a country must
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  • import more than they export
  • export more than they import

Question 15

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What is the main purpose of mercantilism
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  • increase the money in a countries treasury by having a favorable balance of trade
  • gain as much land as possible
  • create more imports than exports

Question 16

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This Italian sailor set out in 1501 to find a sea route to Asia but realized that when he sailed west like Columbus he did not reach Asia. The new land was named after him.
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  • Amerigo Vespucci
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Hernando Cortes

Question 17

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In 1519 this explorer led an expedition through the jungles of Panama and reached the Pacific ocean.
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  • Amerigo Bespucci
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Hernando Cortes

Question 18

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This Portuguese sailor set out to reach Asia by sailing west around South America and although he died on the long journey his crew carried on and were the first to sail around the world.
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  • Amerigo Vespucci
  • Vasco Nunez de alboa
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Henando Cortes

Question 19

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What were the reasons Columbus lost Spanish support
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  • failed to bring back riches
  • Spain wanted all the riches Columbus brought back
  • he did not spread Christianity
  • he spread Christianity

Question 20

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Spanish soldiers that explored the Americas and claimed them for Spain
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  • Armadas
  • Encomieate
  • Montazuma
  • Conquistadors

Question 21

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Conquistador that after landing in Central America he and his 508 men set their sights on conquering the mighty Aztec Empire.
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  • Montezuma
  • Francisco Pizzaro
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Hernando Cortes

Question 22

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Montezuma was a leader. Which leader was he?
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  • Spanish leader
  • Portguese leader
  • Aztec leader
  • African leader

Question 23

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One reason Spain was able to defeat Native American empires was because of its
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  • alliance with Montezuma
  • superior weapons
  • missionary work
  • superior numbers

Question 24

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This conquistador marched on the Incas in Peru with an army of 180 men and conquered the Incas.
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  • Herando Cortes
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Francisco Pizzaro
  • Montezuma

Question 25

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What were the reasons that the Spanish were successful to defeat the Aztec and Incan empires
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  • The spread of European disease killed millions of Native Americans
  • The Spanish were execllent sailors and soldiers and also had superior weapons
  • The Incas and Aztecs had less men to fight with
  • Spain made alliances with Native Americans who were enemies of the Aztecs and Incas

Question 26

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Spain conquered the Aztecs with the invisable weapon which was
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  • guns
  • ships
  • disease
  • bombs

Question 27

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This kept Spaniards hopes high to collect treasures from North America as they did in Mexico and Peru.
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  • Cities of Gold
  • Spices
  • Sugar
  • Columbian Exchange

Question 28

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Coronado, Soto, and Cabrillo all went out in search of the cities of gold but all three failed to find the fabled cities.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Discovered Newfoundland, Canada
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  • Hernando Cortes
  • Franciso Pizarro
  • Giovanni de Verrranzo
  • John Cabot

Question 30

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English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed at the coast of present-day New York.
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  • Henry Hudson
  • John Cabot
  • Jacques Cartier
  • Bartolome de Las Casas

Question 31

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Italian sailor who sailed for the French with hopes of finding an all-water route to Asia.
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  • Jacques Cartier
  • John Cabot
  • Giovanni de Verrranzo
  • Henry Hudson

Question 32

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French sailor who sailed up the St. Lawrence River to present day Montreal.
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  • John Cabot
  • Giovanni de Verrranzo
  • Jacques Cartier
  • Christopher Columbus

Question 33

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Who became angered as France and England gained land in the Americas
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  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Aztecs
  • Incas

Question 34

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One of the battlegrounds in North America was Florida between the Spanish and the French. Who was driven out of Florida?
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  • Spain
  • France

Question 35

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Large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism.
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  • Spanish Armada
  • Columbian Exchange
  • Encomienda
  • Caravel

Question 36

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Who defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel with fater ships and an assist from mother nature.
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  • France
  • England
  • Portugal

Question 37

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The English victory over Spain had two important effects
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  • England would become independant and remain Protestant
  • England would take over Spain and spread Christianity
  • It showed that Spain could be defeated
  • No one would ever try to defeat Spain

Question 38

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Who paid for the oversea expansion of colonies in America in England
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  • English rulers
  • Private citizens
  • Wealthy and powerful people

Question 39

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Founder of fur-trading post a Quebec
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  • Samuel de Champlain
  • John Cabot
  • Giovanni de Verrranzo
  • Bartolome de Las Casas

Question 40

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First permanent French colony in North America
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  • New France
  • Florida
  • New Netherland
  • New Amsterdam

Question 41

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The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important because
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  • Spain was unable to rebuild its navy
  • Spain lost its colonial possessions
  • the world saw that Spain could be beaten
  • the English gained all of Spain's lands

Question 42

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Grant of native American slave labor.
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  • Hacienda
  • Encomienda
  • Missionary
  • Plantation

Question 43

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The colonies were divided into a class system. Which order reflects the people with the most power to the least power.
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  • Creoles, Spaniards, Native Americans/Slaves, Mestizos
  • Spaniards, Mestizos, Creoles, Native Americans/Slaves
  • Spaniards, Creoles, Mestizos, Native Americans/Slaves

Question 44

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Spaniards were
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  • Native to Spain
  • Mixed Spanish and Native American Ancestory
  • Spanish settlers born into colonies

Question 45

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Creoles were
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  • Native to Spain
  • Mixed Spanish and Native American ancestory
  • Spanish settlers born into colonies

Question 46

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Mestizos were
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  • Native to Spain
  • Mixed Spanish and Native American ancestory
  • Spanish settlers born into colonies

Question 47

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Large farm or estate were called Haciendas.
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  • True
  • False

Question 48

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Large farm that raises cash crops were called
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  • Haciendas
  • Racism
  • Plantations
  • farms

Question 49

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Spaniard who fought for Native American rights.
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  • Bartolome de Las Casas
  • Samuel de Champlain
  • Jacques Cartier
  • Giovanni de Verrranzo

Question 50

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When 12 million Africans had been ensleaved and shipped to the Western Hemisphere
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  • slavery
  • African Diaspora
  • Middle Passage
  • Columbian Exchange

Question 51

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As Native Americans began to die out Aftican Slavery rose in the colonies and they were enslaved because
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  • they were immune to European disease
  • they didn't have friends to seek help from in America
  • they were a permanent source of cheap labor
  • they had experiences working on farms

Question 52

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Middle leg of the triangular trade route that brought captured Africans to the Americas to serve as slaves.
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  • middle passage
  • African Diaspora
  • Encomienda
  • Slavery

Question 53

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Racism is the belief that some people are inferior because of their race.
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  • True
  • False

Question 54

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Africans survived the horrors of slavery in part by clinging to their African culture including
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  • dance
  • music
  • reading and writing
  • storytelling

Question 55

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Transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.
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  • Middle passage
  • Encomienda
  • Columbian Exchange
  • Racism

Question 56

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The rise of sugar plantations brought about a dramatic rise in the numbers of
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  • American crops
  • missionaries
  • converts
  • slaves

Question 57

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The Columbian Exchange benefited Europe by
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  • helping to feed its population
  • increasing the supply of ready cash
  • giving Europeans immunity to germs
  • decreasing the slave trade
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