Chapter 2

Question 1

_______ was in the vanguard of European maritime trade and expansion, mostly due to its government extensive support for ocean-borne commerce and the quest to find an eastward route to Asia.

Answer 1

Portugal

Question 2

All of the following we’re models by which English colonies in North America were structured and administered, expect:

Answer 2

Penal colonies

Question 3

The first Europeans that sedan be definitely sure landed in the Americas were:

Answer 3

Leif Ericson and his crew

Question 4

All of the following we’re important reasons that Hernan Cortes and his force were able to conquer the Aztec Empire so easily, except:

Answer 4

The lack of difficult terrain, facilitating the rapid Spanish advance on the Aztec capital.

Question 5

The Spanish conquest of the America’s resulted in all of the following except:

Answer 5

Decline in the agricultural productivity of Europe, a reflection of the limited number of crops now available for cultivation.

Question 6

Which of the following colonies was founded by dissenters exiled from Massachusetts?

Answer 6

Rhode Island

Question 7

The European nation that had the fewest settlers in its American dominos by the late 1600’s was:

Answer 7

France

Question 8

The first settlement created by the english in North American was the _______ colony.

Answer 8

Roanoke

Question 9

All of the following were factors behind English settlement in the Americas, except:

Answer 9

The desire of English Catholics to propagate their religious beliefs in the “new world”

Question 10

The cultivation of ________ ultimately proved to be what “saved” the Virginia colony by providing a clear economic livelihood and potential profits for the colonists.

Answer 10

Tobacco

Question 11

The method settlement and administration at would come to characterize English colonial ventures in North America was the ________ model.

Answer 11

Plantation

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the encomienda?

Answer 12

The system of tribute, in either land or labor, created by conquistadors that essentially enslaved the Indian population of Spanish America.

Question 13

The single largest killer of Native Americans following European contact was:

Answer 13

Epidemic diseases

Question 14

The plymouth colony was founded in 1620 by a group of English ______.

Answer 14

Separatists

Question 15

The English crown took over the administration of Virginia in 1624, making it a royal colony, primarily because of:

Answer 15

Internal conflict and bankruptcy within the Virginia Company

Question 16

Which of the following was not a major reason for European exploration and expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Answer 16

The recurrent crusading desire to conquer Islamic lands

Question 17

The phrase “City upon a hill” is associated with the founding of which colony?

Answer 17

Massachusetts

Question 18

The island of ______ was the site of the first Portuguese efforts at sugar cultivation, thus becoming the first modern economy dependent on slavery.

Answer 18

São Tomé

Question 19

New England colonists fought a series of vicious battles with the ________ tribe in the 1630’s culminating in the virtual extermination of the natives.

Answer 19

Pequot