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Test Description: Unit 3, Lesson 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) For which reason did Europeans want to explore?
A
Glory (they sought adventure and fame, while claiming land for their country)
B
Gold (they wanted to obtain wealth)
C
God (they wanted to spread the Christian faith)
D
all of the above, including the search for a water route to Asia for trade
2) Which country explored the Americas first?
A
Spain
B
France
C
Portugal
D
England
3) Which of these is a negative consequence of the Columbian Exchange?
A
American potatoes feed large populations throughout Europe
B
American corn is sent to Europe and Africa to feed their growing populations
C
European disease spreads throughout the Americas, killing most Native Americans
D
Livestock brought from Europe to the Americas
4) What country commissioned (hired/paid for) Columbus to explore a western sea route to Asia?
A
England
B
Italy
C
Portugal
D
Spain
5) What group did Cortes conquer in 1521?
A
Aztecs of Mexico
B
Incas of Peru
C
Romans of the Holy Roman Empire in Europe
D
Mayans of Mexico
6) Who conquered the Incas of Peru in 1533?
A
Hernando de Soto
B
Francisco Pizzaro
C
Hernando Cortes
D
Lucas Vasquez de Allyon
7) What treaty divided the world between Spanish and Portuguese claims of newly discovered lands?
A
Treaty of Tordesillas
B
Versailles Treaty
C
Geneva Convention
D
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo
8) What were the two main goals of the Spanish conquistadors?
A
destroy ancient civilizations and fish new waters
B
obtain wealth and spread the Christian faith
C
claim land for Spain and travel the world
D
steal from English pirates and trade goods
9) Why did an indentured servant have to serve a master for a period of time in the Americas?
A
The servant was a debtor that owed money that they could not pay back.
B
The master owned the servant in Europe and promised freedom after service in America.
C
The master purchased the servant's passage across the Atlantic Ocean.
D
The servant was a certain race that was enslaved.
10) What did Spanish landowners do when their native workers died from exhaustion and disease?
A
lightened the workload of the natives and found cures for disease
B
imported African slaves that were immune to European diseases to work on plantations
C
took their profits and moved back to Spain
D
closed plantations and opened trade shops
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