1. The main motive for European expansion in the 1500s was
A. Economic Gains
B. Adventure
C. Interest in New Cultures
D. The Spread of Religion

2. Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan were explorers from what country?
A. England
B. France
C. Spain
D. Portugal

3. Conquistadors were A. British Warriors B. Spanish Explorers
C. French Sailors
D. Spanish Slaves

4. A settlement living in a new territory, linked to a parent country by trade and government is
A. A Nation State
B. A City State
C. A Subdivision
D. A Colony

5. The theory of mercantilism links a nations prosperity to
A. Gold and Silver
B. Republican Government
C. A True Monarchy
D. The Size of Government

6. Goods produced in a nation and sent to another country are called
A. Imports
B. Cast Aways
C. Unwanted Goods
D. Exports

7. A large agricultural estate is known as a
A. City State
B. Great Plain
C. Plantation
D. Colony

8. What was the Middle Passage?
A. The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
B. The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Pacific
C. The time between growing and selling plantation goods
D. The hallway at a middle school

9. The increased demand for slaves in the Colonial Period was the result of increased
A. Farming Technology
B. Knowledge of African society
C. Availability
D. Plantation Agriculture

10. Descendants of Europeans who were born in Latin America were known as
A. Mulattos
B. Encomiendas
C. Creoles
D. Peninsulares

11. The amount of goods exported by a nation compared to imported is the nation's
A. Trade Plan
B. Trade Balance
C. Trade Level
D. GDP

12. What group built Catholic Missions in Latin America?
A. The Mestizo
B. The Lutherans
C. The Jesuits
D. The Conquistadors

13. Europeans were able to travel across the Atlantic because they figured out how to use
A. Trade Winds
B. Maps
C. Metal Ships
D. Trade Currents

14. The practice of encomienda involves which of the following?
A. The British Government
B. Plantation Agriculture
C. The Military
D. The Dutch East India Company

15. The second class of people in Latin America were the
A. Mestizos
B. Peninsulares
C. Creoles
D. Mulattoes