TEST-APush: Colonization - French & Indian War - Names and Terms

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by

• an increase in royal taxes

• the power of large planters

• conflicts with American Indians

• the growth of the slave trade

As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...

• a significant new source of staple food crops
• an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers
• advanced medical techniques that extended the life-span of Native Americans
• new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden

Which of the following tribes was encountered by English settlers and best known for their highly evolved system of government?

• the Pueblo

• the Chinook

• the Sioux

• the Iroquois

I am the conquistador that conquered much of what is today the southeastern U.S. for Spain.  I was a very stern man.

• Cortes
• de Soto
• Pizarro
• Coronado

I took control of the Inca empire and claimed it for Spain.

• Cortes
• de Leon
• de Soto
• Pizarro

I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.

• Columbus
• Prince Henry
• Polo
• Magellan

I was the person who named the Pacific Ocean.  My men were among the first to travel around the world, but unfortunately I died in battle in the Philippine Islands.

• Balboa
• Vespucci
• Columbus
• Magellan

I am the conquistador that went looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.  Though I never found these cities, I did conquer much of what is today the southwestern U.S. for Spain.

• Cortes
• Pizarro
• de Soto
• Coronado

I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and found the Pacific Ocean as I climbed over a mountaintop.

• Balboa
• Vespucci
• Magellan
• Cabot

I am a conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire and built Mexico City.

• Pizarro
• de Soto
• Cortes
• Coronado