America: The Last Best Hope Chapter 1—Westward the Course 1. Bartholomeu Dias inspired many explorers after he the reached the A western coast of Japan B “Spice Islands” in the Pacific C southern tip of Africa D Caribbean Islands 2. Prince Henry the Navigator is considered a key person in the exploration of the world because he A traveled the same path as Marco Polo B explored the coast of North America C set up a navigation school in Portugal D discovered the “Spice Islands” 1453: Muslim Ottoman Turks conquer the eastern city of Constantinople. Spice trade is increasingly dominated by the Turks. 3. One result of the above event was that the Atlantic kingdoms began to A sign new treaties with the Ottoman Empire B raise armies to fight the Turks C find new sea routes to Asia D boycott spices from Asia 4. On Columbus’ first encounters with Native Americans, the natives introduced his men to this future cash crop A coffee B sugarcane C cotton D tobacco 5. Which Old World diseases had the most devastating effects on native populations in the New World? A smallpox and measles B malaria and influenza C cholera and tetanus D hepatitis and typhus

6. Which Atlantic kingdom first explored, claimed, and dominated trade on the African coast (including starting the slave trade)? A Spain B Portugal C England D France maize

tomato

peppers

yams

peanuts

turkeys

7. During the Age of Discovery the above list of crops and animals were introduced from A Asia to Europe B Europe to Africa C America to Europe D Africa to America wheat

apples

grapes

pigs

horses

cattle

8. During the Age of Discovery the above list of crops and animals were introduced from A Asia to Europe B Europe to America C America to Africa D Africa to America 9. The “Middle Passage” was known for A spices from Asia to European markets B manufactured goods to Africa C raw materials to Europe D taking slaves to the New World 10. The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 was a Papal declamation that divided the world between A Portugal and England B France and Spain C Spain and Portugal D France and England

11. Portugal’s main colony in the New World was A Venezuela B Florida C Cuba D Brazil 12. The voyage of Vasco da Gama was important because he was the first European to sail to A Mexico B Japan C China D India 13. This English captain sailed to the New World attempting to find the “Northwest Passage to the Indies.” He famously named the land he discovered, “Newfoundland.” A Sir Francis Drake B Sir Walter Raleigh C John Cabot D Amerigo Vespucci 14. Sailing for the French, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verranzano added to the Age of Discovery by A confirming North America was a continent B completing the first circumnavigation of earth C mapping most of the coast of Central America D sailing up the west coast of South America 15. As a result of his voyages, the Quebec region of Canada was claimed by France A John Cabot B Samuel de Champlain C Amerigo Vespucci D Jacques Cartier 16. Ponce de Leon sailed along a peninsula in the New World that he named A Delmarva B Yucatán C Florida D Cape Cod

17. Crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1513, this explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean A Vasco Nunez de Balboa B Ponce de Leon C Francisco Pizarro D Hernando Cortes 18. Ferdinand Magellan became famous for leading the first voyage that A sailed around the southern tip of Africa B mapped the North American coast C sailed into the Hudson Bay region of Canada D circumnavigated the earth 19. With a crew of 250 men and 5 ships, Ferdinand Magellan sailed west to A reach the “Spice Islands” of Asia B conquer the Aztec of Mexico C search for the Northwest Passage D discover the “Fountain of Youth” 20. The Aztec of Mexico were quickly conquered by the organized campaign of conquistador A Francisco de Orellana B Francisco Pizarro C Hernan Cortes D Cabeza de Vaca 21. The Incas of Peru were conquered by A Francisco de Orellana B Francisco Pizarro C Hernan Cortes D Cabeza de Vaca 22. The Spanish enjoyed all of the following advantages in fights with natives except A being mounted on horseback B armor C guns and cannons D superior numbers

23. Sir Walter Raleigh gained fame when he named “Virginia” in honor of A Anne I B Mary II C Mary I D Elizabeth I o Explored coast of California o Circumnavigated the world o Pirated Spanish ships and towns 24. The above exploits were achieved by which explorer? A Sir Francis Drake B Sir Walter Raleigh C John Cabot D Henry Hudson 25. As a result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada A Spain formed alliances with France B England domination of the seas began C Spanish lands in the New World were lost D France declared war on England