SOL Quiz 2

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SOL Quiz 2

• Exploration Colonization

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1. Which of the following statements about
Columbus is CORRECT? a. Columbus found a new
route to Asia. b. Columbus proved that the world
was round. c. Columbus was unaware that he
discovered a New World. d. Columbus told
Europeans that he had discovered a New World.
Columbus was unaware that he had discovered a New
World. Most educated Europeans knew that the
world was round Columbus just thought that it
was smaller than it turned out to be.
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2. European monarchs who wanted to enrich their
countries by exporting more than they imported
practiced the economic policy known as a.
capitalism b. feudalism c. mercantilism d. fascism
Mercantilism was an economic policy practiced
during the 1600s and 1700s by which nations
sought to increase their wealth by exporting more
than they imported. To carry out this policy,
some European nations founded overseas colonies.
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3. Which system of labor did the Spanish employ
to persuade the Indians to work their plantations
in America? a. encomienda b. wage labor c.
serfdom d. indentured servitude
The Spanish employed a system of forced labor
known as encomienda. Under this system, the
Spanish Crown granted to a Spanish overlord the
right to the labor of a certain number of
Indians. In time, they supplemented forced
Indian labor with African slavery.
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4. Which was a primary means of Christianizing
the Native Americans in the Spanish colonies? a.
crusades b. missions c. inquisition d. the new
birth
he mission system was the primary means of
Christianizing the Native Americans in New Spain.
The missions were small religious settlements
that the Spanish established throughout New Spain.
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5. Initially, the MOST successful European
colonial power was a. Portugal b. Sweden c.
Spain d. England
During the 1500s Spain was the most successful
European colonial power. They conquered the
Aztecs and Incas and seized their gold, silver,
and other valuables. Spain's success encouraged
other western European countries to establish
colonies in the New World.
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6. In 1608 the French established a colony in
modern-day a. Delaware b. Maine c. Florida d.
Quebec
In 1608 the French established a small trading
post in modern-day Quebec on the banks of the St.
Lawrence River. Although this territory was
taken over by Great Britain in 1763, the British
allowed the French to stay in Quebec.
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7. Which economic activity in New France created
the greatest amount of income for France? a.
fur-trading b. fishing c. wine-making d.
cattle-ranching
New France created the most wealth for France
through fur-trading. The geography and climate
of French Canada discouraged agriculture and
husbandry. Canada was, however, an ideal habitat
for fur-bearing animals such as beavers.
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8. The FIRST person to explore the New World for
England was a. Henry Hudson b. Sir Francis
Drake c. John Cabot d. Captain John Smith
John Cabot was the first person to explore the
New World for England. He was an Italian
navigator who convinced the English king, Henry
VII, that he could reach Asia by sailing west,
just like Columbus.
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9. Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to establish the
FIRST English colony in the New World. Where was
that first attempt made? a. Roanoke Island b.
Virginia c. Nantucket d. Cape Cod
Between 1585 and 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh
attempted to establish the first English colony
on Roanoke Island -- an island off the coast of
what is now North Carolina. When English ships
visited the colony in 1590, the Roanoke settlers
were nowhere to be found. Consequently, the
Roanoke experiment became known as the "lost
colony."
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10. Who won the French and Indian War
(1754-1763)? a. French b. Indians c. British d.
Americans
The British were victorious in the French and
Indian War (also known as the Seven Years' War in
Europe). In the Treaty of Paris (1763), France
gave up its claims to Canada and lands east of
the Mississippi River. With France no longer a
force in North America, Great Britain and its
colonies became the dominant power on that
continent.