Unit 1 Exam

Age of Exploration and New World

Which of the following was not part of the Columbian Exchange?
a) Corn
b) Small Pox
c) Horses
d) None of the Above

Corn

How long did it take for John White to return to Roanoke?

3 years

What country participated in the Triangular Trade?
a) Italy
b) Denmark
c) Ireland
d) None of the above

None of the above

What were tribal leaders offered to get slaves to the New World?
a) Guns, tools, and textiles
b) Food, guns, and jewelry
c) Coffee, cacao, and cotton
d) Horses, guns, and rum

Guns, tools, and textiles

What disease was mostly responsible for reducing the Native population in the New World?

Smallpox

How is the term charter defined?

A legal document giving certain rights of access to a a person or company

Which crop became a staple in many diets, particularly in Europe, because it was simple to cook and easy to grow?

Potato

Who was the founder of Roanoke?

Sir Walter Raleigh

Which one of these was NOT a problem for Jamestown's development?
a) Gold
b) Diseases
c) Disorganization
d) Starvation

Gold

Why did slaveholders on ships throw slaves overboard?

To lighten the ship's load

Which of these is a purpose of the Jamestown colony?
a) To expand English territory
b) To make money
c) To send back fur/timber
d) All of the above

All of the above

True or False. What happened to Roanoke remains a mystery.

True

True or False. Sugar cane was the primary crop grown in Brazil.

True

True or False. The House of Burgesses was the second form of representative government in North America.

False

True or False. Most people in Jamestown were prepared for life in the New World.

False

True or False. Children born into slavery were sold immediately to other plantation owners.

True

True or False. Value would be set for slaves in order to be purchased at auctions.

True

How did horses transform the New World?

They improved transportation

Which of these was important to trade between Native Americans and English settlers?
a) Fur
b)Leather
c) Food
d) Turquoise

Fur

Which of these materials initially thought to be valuable by the Spanish never truly rose to its expectation?
a)Turquoise
b)Silver
c)Iron
d)Copper

Silver

Which king is responsible overall for the founding of Jamestown?

King James I

Which of these countries were not heavily invested in exploring during the Age of Exploration?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Portugal
d) None of the above

None of the above

True or False. Bacon's Rebellion occurred in the 17th century.

True

True or False. The third leg of the Triangular Trade brought goods back to Europe.

True

Which of these were core issues leading up to Bacon's Rebellion?
a) The assistance of the Native Americans to the farmers
b) Breakdown of communication among the farmers
c) The wasting of crops on barren land
d) None of the above

None of the above