Social Studies Chapter 4 Test

ally. conquest. conquistador. Columbian Exchange. expedition. colony.

convert. colonist. society. plantation. encomienda. missionary. mission.

Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?. to discover the Bahama Islands. to show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella he could make the journey. to find a shorter route to the Indies.

Who was living on the first island that Columbus reached?. Taino. Pintas. Aztecs.

Columbus claimed the first island he reached for. England. Spain. Portugal.

Columbus was. Italian. Spanish. English.

Who discovered that America was a separate continent and not a part of China?. America Neville. Americas Vespa. Amerigo Vespucci.

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?. Tenochtitlan. Moctezuma. Cofitachiqui.

Hernando Cortes was a soldier for. England. Italy. Spain.

Tenochtitlan is now known as. Mexico City. Hispaniola. Moctezuma.

Who conquered the Incan empire?. Cabeza de Vaca. Cortes. Pizarro.

What colony was founded after after the defeat of the Incan empire?. Peru. New Spain. New Mexico.

This group in New Spain's society was the largest group and had an Indian and Spanish background. creoles. peninsulares. mestizos.

This group in New Spain's society was at the top of society and all in it were born in Spain. peninsulares. creoles. mestizos.

This group of people in New Spain's society were Spanish, but they were born in the Americas. peninsulares. creoles. mestizos.

Who held the lowest position in New Spain's society?. those who owned encomiendas. those who were missionaries. those who had no Spanish ancestors.

This man was a Spanish missionary who fought for Indian rights. Cortes. Hernando de Soto. Bartolome de Las Casas.

Why did New Spain decide to bring African slaves to the Americas?. Indian slaves were dying out. they wanted to let the Indian slaves go free. all of the Indian slaves ran away.

The Taino were affected by the Columbian Exchange. True. False.

The Spanish forced Christianity on native people. True. False.

Native people in the West Indies were forced to work on sugar cane farms. True. False.

The Aztecs had better weapons than the conquistadors. True. False.

Bartolome de Las Casas supported slavery. True. False.

Bartolome de Las Casas was a conquistador. True. False.

The Columbian Exchange happened on the Silk Road. True. False.

Cortes defeated the Taino. True. False.

Some Aztec Indians helped Cortes take over Tenochtitlan. True. False.

The Aztec rode on horses when fighting Cortes. True. False.