Age of Discovery Effects

Which of the following general claims does the author make regarding the background of European overseas expansion?

• It was facilitated by states adopting a feudal governmental structure.

• It was a result of the growth of the Habsburg Empire.

• It was an outcome of the conflict between England and France.

• It emerged from the consolidation of central governments.

Which of the following claims does the author make about the Portuguese ruling dynasty?

• It was hindered by conflicting political jurisdictions.

• It consolidated power and overcame feudal divisions.

• It was an appendage of the Habsburg Empire.

• It was in conflict with the Spanish.

Which of the following combined advantages does Reed claim that the Portuguese had in the Age of Discovery?

• Stability in government and favorable geography

• Strong military and financial power

• Feudal authority and national consciousness

• Reduced competition from rival powers and technological superiority

Which of the following does the author most directly use as evidence of the effects of European diseases on Native Americans?

• The enslavement of Native Americans

• The introduction of cattle herds

• The change in the population of central Mexico

• The founding of mission towns by Franciscans

Which of the following does the author use as evidence of the impact of the introduction of European cattle to the New World?

• Migration into labor settlements

• Exposure to smallpox and typhoid

• Philip II's objection to mission towns

• Native Americans' legal freedom

Which of the following does the author cite in support of the claim that Native Americans had defenders among the Spanish?

• The actions of conquistadors

• The actions of Bartolome de Las Casas

• The actions of Philip II

• The action of cattle ranchers and herders