Chapter 2: Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492-1650 Quiz

What was Queen Elizabeth I's main concern in initiating England's advance into the New World?

blocking the Spanish effort to eliminate Protestantism

Which New World crop soon became a dietary staple for Europeans?

potatoes

Which crop did the Europeans first find in the New World?

potatoes

Which resource encouraged the Atlantic slave trade when it was controlled by Portuguese traders?

sugar

The demands made by Martin Luther in his 95 Theses included which of the following?

that the Bible be printed in everyday language so that all could read it

What belief did the Quakers hold that other Protestant groups did not?

that war and aggression were wrong under all circumstances

On which modern-day location did Christopher Columbus's fleet first land in the New World?

the Bahamas

The law that caused the greatest change to the legal status of Africans in North America involved which of the following?

the declaration of slavery as a hereditary condition

Which law had the greatest impact on the legal status of Africans in North America in the 1600s?

the law making slavery a hereditary condition inherited through a child's mother

After explorers were unable to find a passage to Asia through Florida, what led the Spanish crown to continue financing the Florida colony?

the work of the Franciscan missionaries with the native peoples

Which crop did the Europeans bring to the New World?

wheat

In which nation did the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, a violent conflict between Catholics and Protestants, occur?

France

The Western European curiosity that led to the Columbian Exchange originated with which explorer's travels?

Marco Polo

Why did European colonists choose to replace the slave labor of native peoples with that of West Africans?

Native Americans were not able to resist diseases carried by Europeans.

What happened in the late 1600s that led to changes in the legal status of Africans in the United States?

Other forms of inexpensive labor were becoming scarce.

The Flushing Remonstrance was a petition for freedom of religion written by people from what religion?

Quakers

Which attempt at colonizationis often referred to as "the lost colony"?

Roanoke

Why did the Spanish crown continue to finance the Florida colony even after the explorers failed to find a passage to Asia?

The colony had become an important base for missionaries.

Why did slavery play a larger role in driving economic expansion in the southern colonies than those further north?

The southern colonies' economies depended more heavily on agriculture.

Why did the Puritans find the need to separate from England and relocate to the New World?

They found the Church of England to be very corrupt.

Why were the first French explorers to the New World unable to establish a permanent colony?

They met resistance from the native peoples.

How were the Quakers different from other Protestant groups?

They were pacifists who were against fighting wars.

Which of the following most drove the governments of European nation states in colonizing the Americas?

competition with each other

The Columbian Exchange between Western Europe and the native people of the New World thrived mainly due to which of the following?

established Native American trade routes

Which factor encouraged Henry Hudson to claim the area now known as New York for the Netherlands?

its large supply of furs