Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The land in Brazil was divided into
a. | small 50-acre plots for each settler. | b. | large sugar plantations owned by those who
settled there. | c. | 15 huge captaincies given to wealthy Portuguese families. | d. | areas owned by
either the Church or the monarch. |
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What made Brazil unusual among South American colonies?
a. | Women had complete equality in politics. | b. | Only a small
percentage of its workers were enslaved. | c. | People of black African ancestry held important
jobs. | d. | Many people were descended from Africans and Native
Americans. |
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In the Spanish colonies, mestizos were most likely to hold positions
as
a. | bishops and archbishops. | c. | plantation
laborers. | b. | high government officials. | d. | merchants and artisans. |
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The Spanish monarch was represented in the colonies by
a. | the viceroy. | c. | the Council of the Indies. | b. | peninsulares. | d. | the Roman Catholic Church. |
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What caused Spain to finally lose its power in the Atlantic?
a. | Attacks by English pirates | c. | The defeat of the
Armada | b. | A shortage of gold in Peru | d. | Portugal's claims on Brazil |
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The initial aim of settling English colonies in North America (Virginia)
was
a. | to obtain gold, silver, and raw materials. | b. | to extend the
English system of laws and government. | c. | to give freedom of worship to English
Separatists. | d. | to claim enough land for sugar plantations. |
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The first successful English settlement was at
a. | Plymouth. | c. | Massachusetts Bay. | b. | Jamestown. | d. | New Amsterdam. |
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The first universities in the Americas were opened in
a. | Massachusetts. | c. | Virginia and Louisiana. | b. | Mexico and
Lima. | d. | Quebec. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Powhatan | f. | burgesses | b. | Bartholome de Las Casas | g. | William Penn | c. | viceroyalties | h. | Creoles | d. | Pedro Alvares Cabral | i. | bandeirantes | e. | Separatists | j. | Samuel de Champlain |
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Explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal
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10.
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Native Americans living near Jamestown colony
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11.
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Districts in Spanish colonial government
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12.
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Priest who tried to improve conditions for Native Americans in Spanish
colonies
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13.
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Fortune-hunters who explored the Brazilian frontier
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Explorer who founded French settlement at Quebec
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Colonists of Spanish descent born in the Americas
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Representatives to first assembly in Virginia
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English Protestants who wanted to leave the Anglican Church
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Match each colonial empire with its mother country. a. | England | d. | Portugal | b. | France | e. | Spain | c. | the
Netherlands |
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southern North America through central America and the West Indies down the
west coast of South America; the Phillipine Islands
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along the southeastern coast of South America; coastal posts in Africa, India,
Southeast Asia, and the Spice Islands
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along the Atlantic coast of North America; trading posts in India, Malaya, and
the East and West Indies
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West Indies islands, upper South American coast, island of Manhattan on the
Atlantic coast; Capetown on the southern tip of Africa
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around the Great Lakes; at points along the Mississippi River and its
tributaries; West Indies; India
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Short Answer - Choose one (5 points)
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Compare the colonization of the Americas by Portugal, Spain, England, the
Netherlands, and France. How were they similar? How were they different? What influences from each of
them do you think still exist in the Americas?
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Why were the French more welcome by the Native Ameicans than most of the other
European nations who colonized?
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25.
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Compare and contrast the Virginia colony with the New England colonies. (How
were they similar, and how were they different?)
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