Chapter 2 test
What was significant about Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the world?
: It helped Europeans understand the true size of the Earth.
Who was the first to realize that the Americas were not Asia?
Amerigo Vespucci
What was the primary reason countries focused so greatly on finding a northwest passage to Asia?
Asian colonies would have access to gold and other riches to send home.
What did John Cabot and Henry Hudson have in common?
Both vanished in the Americas, never to be found.
When the pope refused to grant him a divorce, King Henry VIII established the
Church of England
What happened when Moctezuma offered Cortés gold to get him to leave?
Cortés took Moctezuma hostage and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Mercantilism arose largely because
European rulers thought it would make their countries wealthy and powerful.
The Spanish paid Native Americans to work in the gold and silver mines.
False
When the Inca people paid Pizarro a ransom for their leader, Pizarro released him.
False
Albany was founded as a Dutch fur-trading post called
Fort Orange.
According to one story, Vikings sailed to Newfoundland from a colony on
Greenland
How did the Spanish Armada's defeat affect England and France?
It enabled them to start colonies in the Americas.
When Columbus reached Cuba, he thought it was
Japan., the Indies., Asia
Who gave Florida its name?
Juan Ponce de León
Who was the first Spaniard to set foot in what is now the United States?
Juan Ponce de León
Who named the Mississippi Valley "Louisiana?"
La Salle
What is one impact that the French fur trade had on Native Americans?
Native Americans formed alliances with the Dutch.
Which statement best describes the voyages of Cabot and Hudson?
Neither explorer found the northwest passage, but both men claimed valuable territory in the Americas.
Sailing for England, John Cabot explored the region around
Newfoundland.
By 1530, what was true of several European rulers?
They had split from the Catholic Church.
The first European to see the Pacific Ocean was
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa.
Which question can be answered by studying this chart?
What goods did Europeans bring to the Americas?
What did European nations hope to gain from a northwest passage?
a channel to reach Asia quicker and easier
The French traded with Native Americans for
animal skins and furs.
When the Incas paid Pizarro a ransom for their leader, Pizarro
executed the leader and conquered the Incas
How many total expeditions did Columbus lead?
four
What information is included on this chart?
goods transferred between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres as part of the Columbian Exchange
Henry Hudson vanished in 1611 when
his crew mutinied.
Encomienda land grants included the right to demand
labor or taxes from Native Americans.
Coronado explored much of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas while
looking for a golden city.
Based on the chart, which group made up most of Spain's government officials in the American colonies?
peninsulares
Based on the map, which area of North America did French explorers settle first?
present-day eastern Canada
What does the term "coureurs de bois" mean in English?
runners of the woods"
Which of the following was the biggest factor in Spanish victory over Native Americans?
technology, horses
The Columbian Exchange was a transfer of people, goods, and ideas between
the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Which of these was NOT the name of a ship on Columbus' first voyage?
the Isabella
