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SS.8.A.2.5
Test Description: Discuss the impact of colonial settlement on Native American populations.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas
A
conquistadors
B
plantations
C
presidios
D
encomienda
2) What rights were granted to Spanish settlers under the encomienda system?
A
They could punish American Indians who did not attend church services.
B
They could start plantations on local American Indian land.
C
They could tax local American Indians or make them work.
D
They could import African slaves to the Americas without documentation.
3) What was the conquistadors’ biggest advantage in defeating the Aztec and the Inca?
A
immunity to smallpox
B
steel armor and weapons
C
Strong leadership
D
larger armies
4) The Spanish quest for riches had what major impact on the Americas?
A
destruction of the Aztec and Inca empire
B
settling all of North America
C
positive relationships with the Aztecs and Incas
D
finding the northwest passage
5) Europeans wanted to find a ________________________ that would allow them to sail through North America to the Pacific Ocean.
A
Mythical Map
B
Armada
C
Northwest Passage
D
Charter
6) Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
A
A successful trade route between the Europe and the Americas.
B
Columbus discovered new animals in the Americas and wrote to Europe about them.
C
Explorers shipped stolen wheat and barley to Europe.
D
New plants and animals were brought to Europe and the Americas.
7) Which Spaniard led the defeat of the Inca?
A
Hernando de Soto
B
Juan Ponce de León
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Hernan Cortés
8) What did Bartolomé de Las Casas do to try to change Spain's way of governing in the Americas?
A
He complained about the treatment of plantation owners.
B
He wrote books and letters defending the American Indians by speaking out against their abuse.
C
He insisted on the use of American Indians for plantation work.
D
He revised laws regarding the use of African slaves.
9) The Columbian Exchange had deadly effects, such as
A
bringing the bubonic plague and the Black Death to Florence.
B
infecting Native Americans with new and deadly diseases.
C
spreading measles, smallpox, and typhus throughout Europe.
D
robbing Native Americans of corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cocoa.
10) Which statement describes the GREATEST impact of European settlement on Native Americans?
A
European settlers introduced slaves to the colonies and ended the need for the Native American labor.
B
European settlers introduced Christianity to the colonies and converted the Native American population.
C
European settlers introduced tools and weapons to the colonies and developed a trading system with the Native Americans.
D
European settlers introduced new diseases to the colonies and caused the Native American population to decrease substantially
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