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Chapter 2 Test

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

1. 

The ____________________ Empire was centered in the Andes.
 

 

2. 

Spain divided its lands into large territories called _________________________.
 

 

3. 

____________________ led the Pueblo Revolt.
 

 

4. 

Viceroys were advised by a(n) ____________________, a type of council.
 

 

5. 

Christopher Columbus left Palos, Spain, with three ships—the Santa María, the Niña, and the ____________________.
 

 

6. 

In the social structure of Spanish America, the criollos and ____________________ had the best jobs, housing, and opportunities.
 

 

7. 

The first permanent English settlers named their settlement ____________________ in honor of their king.
 

 

8. 

Juan Ponce de León never found the legendary _________________________.
 

 

9. 

Poor mineral resources was one reason why the Spanish settlement of ____________________ went slowly.
 

 

10. 

____________________ was the first permanent settlement in Florida.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement.
a.
John Smith
g.
mestizo
b.
Moctezuma II
h.
criollo
c.
peon
i.
Christopher Columbus
d.
Hernán Cortés
j.
vaquero
e.
John Cabot
k.
Ferdinand Magellan
f.
Francis Drake
l.
Pocahontas
 

11. 

became the president of Jamestown in 1608
 

12. 

skilled horseman who drove cattle on a hacienda or rancho
 

13. 

received the title “Admiral of the Ocean Sea”
 

14. 

was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on the deck of his pirate ship
 

15. 

conqueror of the Aztec
 

16. 

died during a voyage around the world
 

17. 

landed at Newfoundland in 1497
 

18. 

believed that Quetzalcoatl would one day return
 

19. 

served as an intermediary between the English and Powhatan
 

20. 

landless laborer
 

Essay
 

21. 

Describe the traditional historian’s viewpoint of the legacy left by Christopher Columbus.
 

22. 

Discuss what it was like to be a woman in Spanish America.
 

Other
 
 
For each of the following statements or questions, identify the letter of the best choice. Next, expand on the subject by answering the second question.
 

23. 

Which of the following did Martin Luther oppose?
a. the practice of selling indulgences
b. the teachings of the Bible
c. the election of clergy by congregations
d. Protestant teachings

What were the results of Luther’s protests?

_________________________________________________________________
 

24. 

What area did Jacques Cartier explore in 1534?
a. the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River
b. the southern tip of Florida
c. the Carolinas
d. the West Indies

How did Cartier’s and Giovanni da Verrazano’s explorations help France?

_________________________________________________________________
 

25. 

Who were the local American Indians at Jamestown?
a. Powhatan
c. Pueblo
b. Navajo
d. Taino

What role did these American Indians play during the early years of Jamestown?

_________________________________________________________________
 

26. 

Where was Jamestown located?
a. on a high plateau
b. on an island
c. on a low, wooded peninsula near a marsh
d. on a swamp

How did Jamestown’s location affect its early inhabitants?

_________________________________________________________________
 

27. 

Who was the explorer who first sighted the Pacific Ocean?
a. John Cabot
c. Vasco Núñez de Balboa
b. Francis Drake
d. Christopher Columbus

What did this sighting and Magellan’s voyage around the tip of South America inspire?

_________________________________________________________________
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

28. 

What type of struggle was the Protestant Reformation?
a.
territorial
c.
political
b.
political, religious, and territorial
d.
religious
 

29. 

Which of these statements about tobacco growing in Jamestown is accurate?
a.
It was unsuccessful because of poor soil.
b.
It was a source of conflict with the American Indians.
c.
It was limited to low-lying areas.
d.
It brought an end to indentured servitude.
 

30. 

Father Eusebio Kino explored the southern reaches of the
a.
Missouri River.
c.
Colorado River.
b.
Snake River.
d.
Mississippi River.
 

31. 

Spain’s American empire was not challenged until the
a.
late 1600s.
c.
late 1500s.
b.
early 1500s.
d.
early 1400s.
 

32. 

The Arawak language is associated with the
a.
Pueblo.
c.
Aztec.
b.
Taino.
d.
Inca.
 

33. 

New Mexico’s first settlement was established by
a.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo.
c.
Junípero Serra.
b.
Juan de Oñate.
d.
Popé.
 

34. 

All of the following were viceroyalties EXCEPT
a.
New Bolivia.
c.
New Spain.
b.
New Granada.
d.
La Plata.
 

35. 

The great naval battle fought in 1588 was a great victory for the
a.
French.
c.
Portuguese.
b.
English.
d.
Spanish.
 

36. 

The golden palaces and temples described by Marco Polo were in
a.
North America.
c.
South America.
b.
Africa.
d.
Asia.
 

37. 

The “Lost Colony” was located in
a.
Roanoke.
c.
Jamestown.
b.
Newfoundland.
d.
Plymouth.
 

38. 

Inflation refers to
a.
increasing debts.
c.
increasing prices.
b.
decreasing prices.
d.
economic stability.
 

39. 

Which of these statements about the Powhatan is accurate?
a.
They took gold from the settlers.
b.
They burned the shelters of the early settlers.
c.
They taught the early settlers how to cultivate corn.
d.
They taught the settlers how to fish.
 

40. 

King James I issued the Charter of 1606 so that
a.
England could establish colonies west of the Mississippi River.
b.
he could collect taxes from English colonists.
c.
England could claim French lands in Canada.
d.
the London Company and Plymouth Company could organize settlements in Virginia.
 

41. 

Crotoan was the American Indian name for
a.
an island off the coast.
c.
an inland sea.
b.
squash.
d.
corn.
 

42. 

The oldest city established by Europeans within the present-day United States is
a.
St. Augustine.
c.
Plymouth.
b.
Jamestown.
d.
Roanoke.
 

43. 

Spain’s Royal Orders for New Discoveries commanded priests to do all of the following EXCEPT
a.
teach about horses.
c.
teach English grammar.
b.
teach Catholicism.
d.
teach about weapons.
 

44. 

Which colony did Spain establish last?
a.
Texas
c.
California
b.
Florida
d.
New Mexico
 

45. 

Christopher Columbus grew up in
a.
Lisbon, Portugal.
c.
Genoa, Italy.
b.
Paris, France.
d.
Palos, Spain.
 

46. 

Most rancho owners
a.
lived in missions and worked beside their laborers.
b.
lived on their land and worked beside their laborers.
c.
lived in Spain and appointed managers to run their land.
d.
lived on haciendas and did all the labor themselves.
 



 
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