10th Modern World History - Atlantic World - Chpt 20 Flashcards
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What factors helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
A- gold, aid from some Aztecs, and disease
B- better weapons, aid from other natives and diseases
C- better weapons, Montezuma’s belief Cortez was a god, black soldiers
D- aid from native groups, immunity to diseases, and black soldiers
B- better weapons, help from other natives, and diseases
Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic in search of
A- trade route to Asia
B- continents Europeans had not seen before
C- gold and silver rumored to be owned by the Incas
D- a way to sail around North and South America
A - trade route to Asia
What did the encomienda system provide for New Spain? A- more land B- more soldiers C- military protection D- a cheap labor source
D - cheap labor source
After Coronado’s exploration of what is now the southwest U.S., …………
A- Spain sent missionaries to explore and convert natives
B- more soldiers arrived to search for gold as Coronado had
C- King of Spain decided not to include New Mexico in Spain’s empire
D- Barolome de Las Casas argued against further exploration by conquistadors
A - missionaries were sent
Why was Bartolome de Las Casas significant in the 1500s?
A- Visited King of England to protest Native American treatment
B- started a colony in current New Mexico based on equality of all
C- argued against Native American abuse..Proposed us of Africans
Did- Led well-organized uprising vs Spanish to protest Indian treatment.
C
Why did the French, English, and Dutch explore North America?
A- wanted to conquer the Aztecs
B- wanted to help Portugal resist the Spanish empire
C- wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholism
D- wanted to find a direct sea route to the Pacific and Aisa.
D- sea route to Asia
What was the main economic activity in New France?
A- building a fur trade
B- finding gold and spices
C- finding religious freedom
D- creating long-term colonial investments
A - fur trade
How were the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth different?
A- Jamestown - religious freedom. Plymouth - fur trade
B- Jamestown - find gold. Plymouth - religious freedom
C- Jamestown - missionary work. Plymouth - find gold
D- Jamestown - different Europeans. Plymouth - only EnglishB
B
Why did the English want to take control of New Netherlands?
A - Dutch and English were enemies
B- English wanted to control Hudson Bay and fur trade
C- New Netherlands separated England’s northern and southern colonies
D- As they pushed into continent, they collided with it
C - separated north and south.
What led to conflict between the Native Americans and English colonies?
A- English demanded too many trading rights
B- English seized land for their people and farms
C- English forced trade only with them
D- English brought diseases that killed many Native Americans
B- land seizures
Why did the Europeans see Africans as a better source of labor than Native Americans?
A- Africans were already Christians so no conversion needed
B- Africans had immunity to disease
C- Africans were not farmers so they wouldn’t try to take control
D- Africans would not have allies or places to hide in the Americas
D- No allies or places to hide
Why were more than 40 percent of enslaved Africans brought to Brazil?
A- sugar plantation owners wanted cheap labor
B- English could trade for more goods there
C- they could not return to Africa from Brazil
D- closer to Africa than West Indies or North America
A- cheap labor needed
Europeans took slaves in Africa by
A- using armies to capture people
B- trading for them with African rulers and merchants
C- tricking people with stories of great wealth in West Indies
D- offering to remove convicted criminals in African kingdoms
B - trading with rulers and merchants
Triangular trade routes connected A- Americas, China and India B- Africa, Americas and Japan C. Americas, Europe and Africa D- Endland, Spain, Portugal and China
C - Americas, Europe and Africa
How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
A- African countries prospered
B- Many cultures lost fittest members, and families torn apart
C- Safer countries after criminals traded away
D- Kings able to stop rebellions with firearms received in trade
B
What impact did the Columbian Exchange have
A- led to a decline in world trade
B- caused many joint-stock companies to go bankrupt
C- brought diseases from So America and No America
D- Introduced new plants and animals to East and West
D- introduced new plants and animals
What prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 1500s and 1600s?
A- people pooling their wealth for a common purpose
B- new wealth from Americas and growth of overseas trade
C- global transfer of foods, plants, and animals
D- European countries becoming able to sell more goods than bought
B- new wealth and growing overseas trade
What was the purpose of most of the joint-stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s?
A- funding colonies in the Americas
B- Paying for the building of slave ships
C- financing colonial wars in Africa and Asis
D- funding the digging of gold and silver mines
A- funding colonies
What was one effect in Europe of the financial success of the American colonies?
A=. Prices of goods increased
B- prices of goods decreased
C- supply of goods increased to meet demand
D- Both prices and supply of goods increased
A- prices increased
According to the policy of mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?
A- centering its wealth and power in its government
B- buying more goods than it sells to other countries
C- selling more goods than it buys
D- spreading its wealth and power among private individuals
C- selling more that it buys.
Trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances.
Mercantilism
An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Capitalism
A Multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.
Triangular trade
A company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
Joint stock company
