Age of Exploration Answers

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The Spanish encomienda was

A
part of the Columbian Exchange.
B
a system of forced labor.
C
a disease that killed Indigenous People.
D
an expedition that searched for gold.
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Spanish conquistadors in the New World sought

A
trade routes for fur.
B
adventure and wealth.
C
settlements in North America.
D
a new passage to Africa.
3

New France was located in what is today

A
the eastern United States.
B
the country of Peru.
C
Canada and the United States.
D
the Caribbean.
4

When the English and Spanish explorers came in contact with Indigenous People, both groups of explorers

A
respected the Indigenous People’s way of life.
B
conquered and enslaved the Indigenous People.
C
avoided contact with the Indigenous People.
D
refused to trade with the Indigenous People.
6

In addition to the fur trade, what helped Samuel de Champlain’s Quebec colony?

A
support from the Virginia Company
B
good trade relations with Indigenous People
C
the discovery of a Northwest Passage to Asia
D
the governments of England and Spain
7

How did the conquests made by explorers Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro affect Spain?

A
They made Spain a colony of Portugal.
B
They opened the fur trade with Indigenous People.
C
They drained the Spanish treasury.
D
They brought great wealth to Spain.
8

The journeys of Marquette, Joliet, and La Salle

A
helped New France expand.
B
resulted in a better route to Asia.
C
opened territory along the Hudson River.
D
reduced the size of the Virginia colony.
9

French and Spanish explorers differed most in terms of their

A
relationships with the Indigenous People they encountered.
B
religious beliefs and goals in North America.
C
management of encomiendas and repartimientos.
D
approach to the fish and fur trades.
10

In what way were Spanish and French explorers alike?

A
They both conquered Indigenous People.
B
They both wanted to assimilate Indigenous People into their culture.
C
They both learned Indigenous People’s customs.
D
They both sought to spread their religion in the New World.

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