European Colonization of the Americas
This worksheet covers key aspects of European colonization in the Americas, including motivations, impacts, and major events.
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European Colonization of the Americas
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following was a primary motivation for European exploration and colonization of the Americas?
To spread democracy
To find new trade routes and resources
To establish universal education systems
To promote indigenous cultures
2. The Columbian Exchange primarily refers to the transfer of:
Only diseases between continents
Ideas and technologies among European nations
Plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds
African slaves to Europe
3. The primary reason for the decline of indigenous populations in the Americas after European arrival was .
4. The Treaty of divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire.
5. Describe two significant impacts of European colonization on the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
6. Mercantilism was an economic theory that encouraged colonies to trade freely with all nations.
True
False
7. The encomienda system granted Spanish conquistadors control over indigenous labor and tribute.
True
False
Match each European power with a region they primarily colonized in the Americas.
8. Spain
a. Brazil
9. France
b. Mexico and Peru
10. England
c. North American East Coast
11. Portugal
d. Canada and Louisiana
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