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Quiz - Chapter 14 (2)
Answer Key - 14 (2)

1. Which group of countries began to replace Spain and Portugal with their colonial empires in the 17th century? a- Italian, British, German b- British, German, French c- Italian, French, British d- German, Italian, Dutch e- Dutch, French, British

2. The high demands for harvesting ­­­­­­­­­_ was a major reason for the slavery explosion in the early 1500s. a- tobacco b- wheat c- sugarcane d- cotton e corn/maize

3. Which of the following is not a typical example of slave treatment in the 1500s? a- Urging slaves to have children so slave owners would not have to buy more slaves b- Packing slaves into cargo ships on their way to Europe c- Not giving wages to slaves d- Taking them from their villages randomly, often as prisoners of war

4. Which of the following was not an effect of slave trade? a- Importing goods from Europe damaged Africa’s cottage industry. b- Led to major depopulation c- Wars increased in Africa as weapons were introduced from Europe d- Africa became more religious, hoping that by pleasing the gods they could come out of their hardships e- Africa became less advanced artistically as people began to revert to primitive lifestyles.

5. Which of the following was not a reason for Portugal’s failure at dominating trade in Southeast Asia? a- Portugal’s empire was too big to maintain b- Spain invading Java c- Dutch seizure of Portuguese fort in the Moluccas d. Dutch East India Company’s pepper plantations e- Arrival of well- financed England

6. Which of the following statements is false? a- Britain defeats Mughal-led army at Battle of Plassey b- British force French to leave India during 7 Years War c- British refused to support French financially in India d- British success in India formed Dutch and French as rivals e- British East India company could collect taxes from areas surrounding Madras after victory at Plassey

7. Which of the following sparked a peasant revolt run by Li Zicheng in 1644? a- China’s expansion into Mangolia and Central Asia hurt the economy, forcing taxes to be raised b- Qing government confining European traders to one small island c- The treatment of slaves in Beijing d- A major epidemic that devastated the population e- A high tax rate on new imports

8. By the end of the seventeenth century, _ replaced _ as the dominating force in European trade. a- Portugal, England b- Spain, Portugal c- England, Portugal d- France, Spain e- Portugal, France

9. Why did Japan drive out Catholic missionaries from the country? a- The Catholic missionaries traded unfairly, giving cheap, common products in exchange for rare, valuable ones b- The missionaries interfered with local politics c- Some missionaries began to abuse their Japanese hosts d- Japanese initially didn’t like the idea of bringing Christians into their country d- The missionaries brought diseases with them that the Japanese were not immune to

10. By the end of the 17th century, the English had established control over most of the _ seaboard of the United States. a- northern b- southern c- eastern d- western