1.03 Quiz: Conquest and Colonies

Question 1

What key advantage did Spanish invaders have over the native peoples they conquered?

Answer 1

Spanish soldiers had horses and superior weapons. Also disease. (This is what the test questions said, but I am pretty sure the text book said diseases)

Question 2

What did many English settlers hope to gain by leaving their native land and settling in the New World?

Answer 2

religious freedom

Question 3

Located in present-day Peru

Answer 3

Inca Empire

Question 4

leader was Atuhualpa

Answer 4

Inca Empire

Question 5

conquered by Pizarro

Answer 5

Inca Empire

Question 6

capital city fell after months of siege

Answer 6

Aztec Empire

Question 7

capital city was Cuzco

Answer 7

Inca Empire

Question 8

located in present-day Mexico

Answer 8

Aztec Empire

Question 9

leader was Montezuma

Answer 9

Aztec Empire

Question 10

civilization was destroyed

Answer 10

Aztec Empire

Inca Empire

Question 11

capital city was Tenochtitlán

Answer 11

Aztec Empire

Question 12

conquered by Cortés

Answer 12

Aztec Empire

Question 13

disease killed many people

Answer 13

Aztec Empire

Inca Empire

Question 14

conquerors melted down jewelry and artworks

Answer 14

Aztec Empire

Inca Empire

Question 15

This country established a settlement in South Africa and also colonized much of Indonesia. Its colonies in the New World included New Amsterdam and Guiana.

Answer 15

Netherlands

Question 16

Which country had successful trading posts in India before it established colonies in North America?

Answer 16

England

Question 17

England’s first attempt at colonization in North America failed. Where was the first successful English colony in the New World?

Answer 17

Jamestown

Question 18

Some English settlers, such as the Pilgrims, came to the New World seeking religious freedom. Where did many settle?

Answer 18

New England

Question 19

Which country founded Quebec and claimed the land surrounding the Mississippi River, which they called Louisiana?

Answer 19

France

Question 20

What groups of people made up most of the French settlers in the New World?

Answer 20

priests and fur trappers

Question 21

Which country claimed lands along the east coast of South America?

Answer 21

Portugal

Question 22

How did the Portuguese treat the native peoples in the New World lands they controlled?

Answer 22

They forced them to labor in mines and fields.

Question 23

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Answer 23

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Question 24

What capitals did Cortés and Pizarro build when they destroyed the Aztec and Inca capitals?

Answer 24

Mexico City and Lima

Question 25

What system did the Spanish use to maintain control of their colonies?

Answer 25

the encomienda system