world 4 test mcq

Why did Columbus reach the Caribbean islands rather than the East Indies?

• He did not know he had sailed far off course until he landed near present-day Argentina

• He greatly underestimated the size of Earth and did not realize that North and South America existed

• He was unaware that Earth was a sphere and so did not pursue his plan of sailing west

• He ran out of food and water and landed too soon

How did the Portuguese establish footholds and trade on Africa’s coasts?

• They explored inland and then established many permanent settlements around the Indian Ocean

• They explored the West Coast of Africa and established posts on the coast

• They explored the West Coast of Africa and established posts inland

• They formed alliances with the Spanish and Africans

Which statement summarizes advantages the Dutch East Indian Company traders had over Portuguese and Spanish traders?

• The company had helpful agreements with English merchants

• The company was not permitted to raise armies or assign treaties

• The company was closely supervised by the Dutch government

• The company has sovereign powers to wage war and govern overseas territories

How were the Aztec and Inca empires impacted by Spanish conquistadors and European colonization?

• Conquistadors made peace with empires, and then Europeans set up colonies

• The Aztec and Inca empires shrank and only survived into the 1700s

• Conquistadors destroyed the empires, and then Europeans built new settlements

• The Aztec and Inca resisted and expelled both conquistadors and European settlers

Which was a major impact of Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Philippines?

• It gave Spanish absolute control over all South America

• The cost of maintaining overseas colonies quickly drained the Spanish treasury

• All traces of Native America culture were wiped out in the Americas

• For the first time, sea routes connected much of the world

The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact because...

• They needed to establish their religious beliefs before landing

• They wanted to set some guidelines for governing their colony

• They wanted to make sure all men and women had the right to vote

• There were royal officials onboard who required a constitution

How did Britain become the dominant power in North America?

• By paying mercenaries and privateers to fight the Indians

• By buying Canada and Florida from Spain

• By staying neutral in the French and Indian War

• By winning a global war against France

What was one main reason why the slave trade greatly expanded beginning around the 1500s?

• Africans gave up trying to resist capture by European slave traders

• Europeans started depending on enslaved people for labor in new colonies

• Europeans needed enslaved people to manage the arrival of new colonial goods

• Arab merchants expanded the slave trade in South and East Asia

Which statement describes the third and final leg of the triangular trade?

• American goods were sold in Europe

• Enslaved Africans were sold in the Americas

• Enslaved goods were sold in Africa

• European profits were used to buy plantations in the Americas

Why was there such a high death rate during the Middle Passage?

• Africans were branded and separated from their families

• Africans died of diseases and mistreatment

• Many ships were sunk by pirates and privateers

• The captains of slave ships were poor navigators