AP EURO Chapter 17 Part 2 Quiz Answers
Which of the following characterizes eighteenth-century colonial trade in Europe?
Britain's mercantilist system achieved remarkable success as trade with its colonies grew substantially.
Why did the Dutch fail to maintain their dominance in Asia?
The Dutch East India Company failed to diversify its trade to meet changing consumption patterns in Europe.
The treaty that ended the Seven Years' War in Europe and the colonies in 1763 and ratified British victory on all colonial fronts was the
Treaty of Paris
The English Navigation Acts mandated that all English imports and exports be transported on English ships, and they also
gave British merchants a virtual monopoly on trade with British colonies.
As noted in Primary Source 17.3, Adam Smith thought that a proper division of labor would make it possible for a small number of men to do the work of many more because it
makes it possible for an unskilled worker to be part of the manufacturing process.
In the eighteenth century, the biggest increase in British foreign trade was with
the British colonial empire.
People of Spanish ancestry born in the Americas were referred to as
Creoles.
Which of the following characterizes the regions to which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas?
About 90 percent of slaves were transported to Brazil or the Caribbean, with only 3 percent brought to North America.
Who provided the labor force for Britain's initial colonization of Australia?
Convicted prisoners
In Africa, the slave trade primarily resulted in
more wars and likely fewer people.
