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Which explorer circumnavigated the globe?
a) Magellan
b) Da Gamma
c) Columbus
d) Hudson

Which explorer discovered the Americas
a) Columbus
b) Da Gamma
c) Magellan
d) Hudson

Which explorer sailed around the tip of Africa to reach Asia?
a) Da Gamma
b) Magellan
c) Hudson
d) Columbus

Which Continent was colonized to make profit and money by the Europeans
a) The Americas
b) Africa
c) Asia
d) Australia

Which continent was colonized because of the slave trade?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) The Americas
d) Australia

Which continent returned to isolation after European colonization?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) The Americas
d) Australia

Who controlled most of South America, Mexico and Florida
a) Spain
b) France
c) Britain
d) Portugal

Who controlled the original 13 colonies?
a) Britain
b) France
c) Spain
d) Portugal

Who controlled Canada and the Louisiana Territory?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Britain
d) Portugal

Who controlled Brazil?
a) Portugal
b) Spain
c) France
d) Britain

The ________ exchange was the trading of plants, animals, technology and disease
a) Columbian
b) Magellan
c) Da Gamman
d) None of the above

What was NOT part of the Triangle of Trade?
a) Slaves which came from Africa
b) Slaves which came from Asia
c) Raw Materials which came from the Americas
d) Finished products which were created in Europe

What style of economy is based on more exports than imports?
a) Mercantilism
b) Feudalism
c)
d)

Which economy is based on princes providing protection to peasants on their land
a) Feudalism
b) Mercantilism
c)
d)

Which is NOT an example of an Unlimited Government?
a) Totalitarianism
b) Absolute Monarchy
c) Constitutional Monarchy
d) Dictatorship

Which is NOT an example of a limited government?
a) Democracy
b) Republic
c) Absolute Monarchy
d) Constitutional Monarchy

Which conflict was based on King Charles I wanting to exercise his absolute power over Parliament?
a) Magna Carta
b) English Civil War
c) Glorious Revolution
d) English Bill of Rights

Which event in 1215 limited the power of the British Monarch
a) Magna Carta
b) English Civil War
c) English Bill of Rights
d) Glorious Revolution

Which of the following events established a Constitutional Monarchy when William and Mary signed this?
a) Magna Carta
b) English Bill of Rights
c) English Civil War
d) Glorious Revolution

Which event led to a bloodless overthrow of King James II?
a) Glorious Revolution
b) Magna Carta
c) English Civil War
d) English Bill of Rights

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