World History Chapter 15 Test

With whom did Hernan Cortes arrange alliances?

The enemies of the Aztecs

Francisco Pizarro was the conquistador who defeated

the inca

What was the attitude of the Spanish towards the Aztec religion?

They did not like it and tried to convert the Aztec's religion

the capital of the Aztec emp

Tenochtitlan

emperor of the aztecs

Moctezuma

a fight between groups in the same nation

civil war

Spanish conqueror of the Aztecs in Mexico

Hernan Cortes

resistance to a disease

immunity

What was one way in which Native Americans resisted the Spanish conquest of South America?

They preserved many aspects of their own culture

How did the Taino offend the Spanish?

They did not pay proper respect to Christian symbols

Spanish priest Bartolome de Las Casas

protested the mistreatment of Native Americans

Two social groups that reflected the mixing of populations were the

mestizos and the mulattoes

Some pirates, called _____, operated with the approval of European governments.

privateers

American-born descendants of Spanish settlers are called

creoles

The king of Spain appointed ____ to rule in his name.

viceroys

Spanish-born ________ were at the top of the social ladder in colonial society.

peninsulares

Many Native Americans had to become _______ to pay off their debts

peons

The encomienda system was used to

force Native Americans to work

To the Spanish, gaining land was as important as

spreading Christianity

An area of South America that was not controlled by the Spanish was the

Portuguese colony in Brazil

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

It set guidelines for governing the Plymouth colony

Write a short definition for New France

It was the land that was taken over by the French in Present day Canada

What activity turned around the English colony at Jamestown?

growing and exporting tobacco

Write a short definition for Pilgrims

Protestants that rejected the Church of England

The most important economic activity in New France was

fur trapping and trading

Write a short definition for Treaty of Paris

It ended the war between France and England and ensured England the dominance of North America.

Compared with the French and Spanish colonists, the English colonists

enjoyed more self-government

Write a short definition for revenue

income

Write a short definition for compact

an agreement between people

Who explored the coastline in 1534 and discovered the St. Lawrence River?

Jacques Cartier

What did cities such as Bristol, England; Nantes, France; and Newport, Rhode Island, have in common?

They grew prosperous because of the triangular trade

The term floating coffins refers to

slave ships

The first European nation to get involved with the slave trade was

England

The biggest threat to captives on slave ships was

disease

What was the effect of the Atlantic slave trade?

It helped colonial economies

On the first leg of the international trade network

European transported goods to Africa

The ______ linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas

triangular trade

One danger on slave ships was a _____ by the captured slaves

mutiny

In the _____, enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas

Middle Passage

An enslaved African, ______, was taken from his village when he was 11 years old.

Olaudah Equiano

One result of the "putting-out" system was the

weakening of the guild systems

The Colombian Exchange refers to the

low around the world of new plants, animals, and people

Which was a cause of the global population explosion?

the dispersal of new crops from the Americas

Colonies were important in the mercantile system because they

provided natural resources and markets

The main goal of tariffs was to

protect local industries

an economic policy aimed at strengthening national economies

mercantilism

economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit

capitalism

a rise in prices and a larger supply of money

inflation

someone who takes a financial risk to make a profit

entrepreneur

the period in European history when the cost of things rose rapidly

price revolution