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Which are true? (Select 2 answers.)
Question 1 options:
Columbus's voyage was eventually financed by King John of Portugal, in an attempt to compete with Spain's trade routes around Africa to India.
Columbus's plan was originally refused by Spain and Portugal because they correctly believed he had made a mistake in calculating the size of the Earth.
Columbus's plan was originally refused by Spain and Portugal because they thought the Earth was flat.
Columbus's voyage was eventually financed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, in an attempt to compete with Portugal's trade routes around Africa to India.
Question 2 (Mandatory) (5 points)
Which important events provide context for Columbus's voyage, and help explain the effects it had on Europe and the world? (Select 3 answers.)
Question 2 options:
Renaissance humanism and the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution meant that Europeans focused more on comfort and power in this world through technological control and exploitation of resources.
The abolition of slavery by the British Empire meant that they needed new resources to keep their economy running.
The fall of Constantinople meant that Greek learning was coming more into the west, at the same time as trade routes to the east were blocked.
The successful unification and re-conquest of Spain left the new Spanish monarchs with a desire to compete with Portugal for trade routes and wealth.
Question 3 (5 points)
In his letter defending himself against the accusations of Spain's investigator and replacement governor, Columbus argues . . . (Select 2 answers.)
Question 3 options:
. . . that he's being judged too harshly, because he was trying to rule very different and difficult people.
. . . that Spain ought to be more grateful for all the wealth his discovery allowed them to gain.
. . . that no atrocities were ever committed, and it was all a lie.
. . . that he had actually been the victim, since bad men had seized power.
Question 4 (5 points)
Bartolome de las Casas was trying to . . .
Question 4 options:
. . . defend Spanish honor by pointing out that they disciplined Columbus and his men.
. . . stop Spanish atrocities against Native people, and give the Natives protection.
. . . give Spain a bad name, so that the English could look better.
. . . defend Columbus against his accusers.
Question 5 (5 points)
Which are effects of the Columbian Exchange? (Select 2 answers.)
Question 5 options:
In many parts of North and South America, as many as 80-90% or more of Native people were killed by diseases over a relatively short period of time after European contact.
The Black Death was spread to Europe from the Americas, causing widespread death and destruction.
Europeans had access to horses for the first time.
It spread key plants and animals that revolutionized cultures on both sides of the exchange, like horses, sheep, cows, pigs, potatoes, tomatoes, chocolate, earthworms, sugar, wheat, coffee . . . .
Question 6 (5 points)
Which are true of the (lost) Roanoke colony? (Select 2 answers.)
Question 6 options:
We know that the colonists were all killed by a Native attack, since the colony was found burned.
The English were interested in founding a colony because they wanted wealth and a base to attack the Spanish.
The colonists all disappeared before more supplies could come from England.
The colonists never made contact with any Natives.
Question 7 (5 points)
Which are true of Jamestown? (Select 3 answers.)
Question 7 options:
Most of the colonists died of starvation or disease early on.
John Smith took over the colony, and required all the colonists to work for their food.
At first, the colonists relied on the Natives to survive.
The colonists were well-prepared, which contributed to their early success.
Question 8 (5 points)
The Jamestown colony was ultimately successful because . . .
Question 8 options:
. . . John Rolfe discovered that tobacco could be grown very successfully in the area.
. . . Pocahontas convinced them to join with the Natives and create a new society.
. . . they moved down the coast a ways to a better location.
. . . John Smith negotiated funding from Spain instead of England.
Question 9 (5 points)
Which is true of tobacco in the New World? (Select 3 answers.)
Question 9 options:
Tobacco requires a lot of work to grow, which led to indentured servants and slaves being brought in to work the fields.
The English were the first to bring the crop over and grow it in the Americas.
Tobacco is hard on the soil, so large amounts of land are needed to grow it.
The Spanish learned about tobacco from the Native Americans, and introduced it to Europe.
Question 10 (Mandatory) (3 points)
Pocahontas married John Smith.
Question 10 options:
True
False
Question 11 (Mandatory) (2 points)
The Virginia Company eventually went bankrupt, and the king of England took over the colony of Jamestown directly.
Question 11 options:
True
False