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The Columbian Exchange MOST LIKELY resulted in
A. the end of the power of the British navy.
B. potatoes and corn being sent to the Americas.
C. European diseases spreading into the Americas.
D. English becoming the language of South America.
Use the information below to answer question #2
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Plants were spread from one continent to another.
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Animals and diseases were introduced to new areas.
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Populations were destroyed by foreign contact.
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The process began in the late 15th century.
All of these are describing
A. the Silk Roads.
B. scientific discovery.
C. the Columbian Exchange.
D. circumnavigation
What were the most profitable
ways of making a living in New
France?
A. fishing and fur trading
B. mining for gold and silver
C. farming of tobacco and rice
D. milling and manufacturing
4.
_______ What letter represents the country that sent Cortes & Pizarro to claim land
in the New World?
5.
_______ What letter represents the country that developed a trading partnership
with the Natives of Canada?
6.
7.
_______ What letter represents the country that colonized Australia?
What would be the BEST title for this map?
A. The Industrial Age
B. The Columbian Exchange
C. The Protestant Reformation
8. The Columbian Exchange MOST LIKELY resulted in
A. the end of the power of the British navy.
B. potatoes and corn being sent to the Americas.
C. European diseases spreading into Americas.
D. English becoming the main language of S America.
9. What was NOT a reason for the French and Indian War?
A. England was concerned about the way the French were treating the Natives.
B. England and France were competing for the same land.
C. England wanted to gain wealth in the fur industry.
D. England started trading with Natives and the French did not approve.
10. What country was responsible for colonizing MOST of South America?
A. Britain
B. France
C. Portugal
D. Spain
Use the information below to answer question #1
We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those
who were Stolen Generations—this blemished chapter in our nation's history. The time has now
come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the
past and so moving forward with confidence to the future. We apologize for the laws and
policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief suffering
and loss on these our fellow Australians."
- from a speech given by Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, February 13, 2008
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2.
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4.
5.
6.
This speech was given in to officially apologize for Australia's
A) attempt to deport any undocumented Aborigines.
B) role in refusing to help people sent to concentration camps during WWII.
C) practice of forcing Aboriginal children to leave their homes and unlearn their
culture.
D) refusal to allow Maori settlers to relocate from New Zealand during the late
colonial period.
In New France, French fur traders turned Native Americans into
A. captive slaves.
B. hired servants.
C. business partners.
D.Catholic converts.
Who won the French and Indian War?
A. The French
B. The British
C. The Indians
D. The Spanish
From the late 1400s through the early 1600s, people from Europe came to North and
South America. They brought with them foods and animals that they used commonly in
Europe. They also shipped back to Europe many foods and animals that were new to
them. What is being described in this passage?
A. Columbian Exchange
B. Triangular Trade
C. Slave Trade
Where did Europeans in the sixteenth century find a cheap labor source for work in
the New World (Americas)?
A. slaves from Africa
B. settlers that came from Europe
C. peasants from Spain and Portugal
D. indigenous people of Australia
The men largely responsible for Spain's conquest of the New World were known as
A) condottiere.
B) encomendieros.
C) Coureurs
D) conquistadors.
7. _______ What number represents the area that Cortes
conquered?
8. _______ What number represents the area that Pizarro
conquered?
9. ___________ The ruler Montezuma would have led
people who lived CLOSEST to which number?
10.___________ The ruler Altahualpa would have led
people who lived CLOSEST to which number?
11.Which disease killed the greatest number of Natives?
A. Measles
B. Smallpox
C. Influenza
D. Plague
12.Australia's history has been MOST influenced by what country?
A) New Zealand
B) South Africa
C) England D) United States
1.
Which event is the BEST explanation
for the population trend shown in
this graph?
A. the Slave Trade
B. the Great Migration
C. the Columbian Exchange
D. Protestant Reformation
2. During the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
Europeans sent ________________ to the
New World after the Great Dying
occurred & devastated Native populations.
A. raw materials
B. Slaves
C. manufactured goods
D. money
3. What was the name given to Canada’s first successful colony?
A. Old France
B. New France
C. Newfoundland
D. N. America
4. Who was the ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?
A. Atahualpa
B. Cortes
C. Montezuma
D. Pizarro
5. Not everyone who traveled to the Americas did so by their own free will. The
biggest forced migration of people in history transported 20 million individuals
across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. What continent did this take place out
of?
A. Europe
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Australia
6. Why did European settlers prefer Africans to work on their land?
A. They were stronger than Native Americans.
B. They had more immunity to Old World diseases.
C. They lived longer than Native American.
D. They were better farmers than Natives Americans.
7. Why was Cortes welcomed to the Aztec civilization at first?
A. Cortes forced his way in.
B. Montezuma wanted gold from the Spanish.
C. The Aztec thought he was a god.
D. The Aztec wanted to quit sacrificing.
8. French missionaries and explorers mainly brought what religion to Canada?
A) Quaker
B) Lutheran
C) Catholic
D) Eastern Orthodox
9. More people began to arrive in the state of New South Wales in Australia during the
1850’s and pushed Aborigines out of their homes into reservations. What caused
this?
A) slavery was made illegal.
B) there was a massive gold rush.
C) the war in the Americas ended.
D) the country gained independence.
10.Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire because he
A. defeated the emperor’s army in battle.
B. killed the emperor in an attack on Cusco.
C. went back to Spain to get permission to attack.
D. surprised the emperor’s army and took the emperor hostage.
11.During the early decades of British settlement Australia was considered a
A) penal colony.
B) royal colony.
C) religious colony.
12.During the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which area saw the greatest number
of slaves brought over from Africa?
A) Brazil
B) French-controlled Caribbean islands
C) United States D) British controlled Caribbean islands
1. Part of the Columbian Exchange between Europe and the Americas included the
A. movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe
B. movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific
C. introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas
D. introduction of mass production and factory buildings to the Americas
2. Which of these issues was a motivating factor in Britain's decision to colonize
Australia in the late 1700s?
A) Britain's decreasing involvement in India
B) Britain's recent loss of its American colonies
C) Britain's lack of international economic power
D) Britain's fear of the growing revolution in France
3. _______ What letter represents the location of the
Latin American empire Cortes conquered?
4. _______ What letter represents the location of the
Latin American empire Pizarro conquered?
5. What was NOT one of the reasons Atahualpa gave away rooms full of silver and gold?
A. He wanted to keep his life.
B. He wanted to keep control of his empire.
C. He wanted to become allies with Pizarro & the
conquistadors.
D. He wanted his freedom.
6. The image is depicting the fur trade between Europeans
and Native Americans. What European country developed
business partnerships with Natives and gained
tremendous wealth due to the fur industry?
A.England
B.Portugal
C. Spain
D. France
7. Which choice puts the following events in the correct order?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pizarro learns that the Inca king is very wealthy.
The Inca emperor, Atahualpa, is executed.
Pizarro attacks the Inca emperor.
The Spanish king allows Pizarro to attack the Inca.
A. 1, 3, 2, 4
B. 1, 4, 3, 2
B. C. 4, 1, 3, 2
D. 4, 3, 2, 1
8. Where did England enact an official government policy of separation which lasted for
many decades?
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. England
D. Australia
9. The French developed a trading relationship with Canadian Native that focused on
A. Fur
B. Gold
C. Spices
D. Wool
10.Europeans usually obtained slaves in Africa by which method?
A) promising them freedom if they worked in America
B) buying them
C) defeating their kingdom in battle
D) killing their leaders