Chapter 2 Vocabulary Test

What is the term for a Spanish explorer?

• Conquistador

• Compass

• Presidio

• Pueblo

What does a compass show?

• The direction in which a person or vessel is traveling

• The distance between two points

• The speed of a vessel

• The altitude of a location

What does the term "immunity" refer to in the context of European diseases?

• Resistance to European diseases

• Susceptibility to European diseases

• Spread of European diseases

• Cure for European diseases

What does it mean to circumnavigate?

• To go around completely

• To travel in a straight line

• To travel to the North Pole

• To travel to the South Pole

What is a mission in the context of Spanish America?

• A Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans

• A military base

• A trading post

• A large farm

What is a presidio?

• A fort in Spanish America

• A large farm

• A town and center of trade

• A sea route

What is a pueblo?

• A town and center of trade in Spanish America

• A large farm

• A fort

• A sea route

What is the Northwest passage?

• A sea way between the Atlantic and the Pacific along the north coast of North America

• A land route across North America

• A river in South America

• A mountain pass in Europe

What is Protestantism?

• A form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic church

• A type of government

• A form of art

• A type of economic system

What is a plantation?

• A large farm

• A small garden

• A type of factory

• A military base