Changing Geography: Creating the Nation-State

Question 1

The appointment of a colony's governor-general by the colonial power is an example of __________.

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direct rule

Question 2

Which of the following situations best demonstrates direct rule?

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Colonial administrators hold government positions.

Question 3

Which colonial governments reserved many prominent leadership positions for Catholic Church leaders?

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Spanish holdings in North America

Question 4

The lack of formal states in Africa made gaining cooperation with local officials more difficult. For this reason, Belgium and France established __________.

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systems of direct rule

Question 5

The first European colony to declare independence was a(n) __________ colony.

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English

Question 6

Portugal’s largest colony in the Americas was __________.

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Brazil

Question 7

Which of the following nations colonized the vast majority of territory in the Americas and created the first world empire?

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Spain

Question 8

The first European colony in the New World to declare independence was __________.

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the United States

Question 9

Why did Portugal begin to explore the coasts of South America and Africa in the 1400s?

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to establish trading posts

Question 10

British colonial rule in India is best described as __________.

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a combination of direct and indirect rule

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