Early People of North America

Question 1

Why did the Europeans trade with Asia?

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to obtain spices, gold, and other goods

Question 2

By 1492, the Portuguese believed that they could get to India by

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sailing around the Horn of Africa.

Question 3

The proposed Portuguese sea route to Asia promised to be

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unknown and dangerous.

Question 4

Columbus then forced to search for gold.

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Indigenous people

Question 5

Which of the following were features of the land route from Europe to Asia? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Goods traveled by caravan along this route.; This route was dangerous.

Question 6

Choose the answer that best completes each sentence. In 1492, carrying trade goods between Asia and Europe required

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paying taxes to the Ottoman Empire.

Question 7

Why was Columbus so quick to claim the land and capture indigenous people when he arrived in the new lands?

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He had promised control of everything that he found to Spain.

Question 8

The primary purpose of Columbus’s second voyage was to find .

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gold

Question 9

Which of the following statements correctly identify a feature of Columbus’s later voyages? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Columbus found mainland South America.; Columbus’s ships were stranded in Jamaica.; Columbus died believing that he had reached Asia.

Question 10

Which were consequences of Columbus's voyages to the Americas? Check all that apply.

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The Spanish exploited land and natural resources.; The Spanish enslaved Indigenous people.; Disease carried by the Spanish killed Indigenous people.

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