USH Unit 2 Review 2

What was one effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?

• a reduction in the European population

• a delay in future Spanish explorations

• a war between the Spanish and the French

• a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

How did the Colombian Exchange affect many Native American groups?

• They grew in number.

• They died from diseases.

• They became prosperous.

• They were forced to move.

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

• to trade with the native peoples

• to conquer a large empire for Spain

• to establish agricultural communities

• to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

Who paid for Christopher Columbus’ explorations?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

• Henry VIII

• None of these.

The Spaniards created the first permanent settlement in what is today the United State in...

• Seven Cities of Cibola

• Tenochtitlan

• St. Augustine

• New Amsterdam

The crew of which of the following explorers was the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Erikson

One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that...

• these empires had no standing armies

• the Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Incas did

• the Spanish greatly outnumbered the Aztecs and Incas

• the Aztecs and Incas joined together to fight the Spanish

The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of...

• crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions

• emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa

• wars between various native groups

• diseases introduced by the Spanish

The main goal of the Inquisition was to make all people in Spain...

• follow the Catholic religion.

• be the same race.

• be tolerant of other religions.

• abandon the Catholic religion.

Why did Columbus refer to the American natives as Indians?

• Because that is their name in their language.

• Because Columbus thought he landed in India.

• Because Marco Polo named them.

• Because the natives originally came from India