Nat Geo Ch. 2 history test review

Which explorer attempted to sail around South America and across the Pacific Ocean?

• Hernando de Soto
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Why did Francisco Pizarro want to conquer the Inca?

• He admired their empire.
• He wanted their gold and silver.
• He needed access to the Pacific Ocean.
• He was ordered to by Spain.

Which event did NOT happen during Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s expedition through the American Southwest?

• Coronado and his men saw the Grand Canyon.
• Coronado and his men encountered the Hopi.
• Coronado and his men saw herds of buffalo.
• Coronado and his men found gold.

Which explorer had a river, strait, and bay named after him?

• John Cabot
• Henry Hudson
• Jacques Cartier
• Giovanni da Verrazzano

Why were the English able to defeat the Spanish Armada?

• England’s navy was much larger.
• England’s soldiers were more experienced.
• England’s soldiers were less experienced, but faster.
• England’s ships were faster and their artillery was easier to fire.

What factor limited New France’s population?

• The colony was difficult to reach.
• Native Americans did not like the French.
• French traders did not want competition.
• Protestants could not settle in New France.

What was an encomienda?

• a tract of land to farm in the Caribbean islands
• a religious settlement to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
• a deed for trading with other countries who also had American colonies
• a grant to landowners of a certain number of Native American laborers

Why did the Americas have different plants and animals than Europe, Asia, and Africa?

• Europe, Asia, and Africa developed extensive trade routes earlier.
• People in the Americas preferred different plants and animals.
• The two hemispheres developed in isolation from each other.
• People in the Eastern Hemisphere preferred trading to agriculture.

Which statement about slavery in the Americas is true?

• Enslavement was permanent.
• People entered into it to pay off debts.
• Enslaved people had some legal rights.
• Most enslaved people were prisoners of war.

What caused West African slave hunters to travel farther into Africa?

• The European merchants were paying more for enslaved people.
• West African slave hunters wanted to explore the continent.
• The European demand for laborers greatly increased.
• West African merchants aimed to devastate entire cultures.