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.