U.S History Quiz 2
On which modern-day location did Christopher Columbus's fleet first land in the New World?
The Bahamas
What was the chief goal of the Puritans?
to eliminate any traces of Catholicism from the Church of England
Which of the following most drove the governments of European nation states in colonizing the Americas?
Competition with each other
The Western European curiosity that led to the Columbian Exchange originated with which explorer's travels?
Marco Polo
Why did diseases like smallpox affect Native Americans so badly?
Native Americans had no immunity to European diseases.
Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?
Northern Europe
Which country initiated the era of Atlantic exploration?
Portugal
Which crop did the Europeans first find in the New World?
Potatoes
Which country established the first colonies in the Americas?
Spain
Why didn't England make stronger attempts to colonize the New World before the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century?
The English crown refused to fund colonial expeditions.
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
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
What was the main goal of the French in colonizing the Americas?
Trading, especially for furs
Which crop did the Europeans bring to the New World?
Wheat
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
an exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
