Question 1

Why did Columbus believe he could reach the East by sailing west? What error or errors underlay his theory?

Accepted Answer

Columbus believed he could reach the Eas

Question 2

The main conflict between Columbus and the opponents of his "Enterprise of the Indies" arose from his opponents' claim that

Accepted Answer

A)  the world was flat. 
B)  he would have to cross an impassable green sea of darkness. 
C)  the size of the ocean between Europe and Asia was greater than Columbus believed. 
D)  his ships could not survive the heat of the torrid zone. 
A)  the world was flat. 
B)  he would have to cross an impassable green sea of darkness. 
C)  the size of the ocean between Europe and Asia was greater than Columbus believed. 
D)  his ships could not survive the heat of the torrid zone.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATION
-Tainos

Accepted Answer

The Taínos were an Arawak people who wer

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-Adelantado

Accepted Answer

The term "Adelantado" refers to a title

Question 5

Magellan's voyage of 1519-1522

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A)  convinced many skeptical Europeans that the world was round. 
B)  provided an important alternative route for European trade with the East. 
C)  resulted in Spanish acquisition of the Philippines. 
D)  led to war between Spain and Portugal. 
A)  convinced many skeptical Europeans that the world was round. 
B)  provided an important alternative route for European trade with the East. 
C)  resulted in Spanish acquisition of the Philippines. 
D)  led to war between Spain and Portugal.

Question 6

On his third voyage, Columbus discovered

Accepted Answer

A)  the isthmus of Panama. 
B)  the mouths of the Orinoco. 
C)  Hispaniola. 
D)  Cuba. 
A)  the isthmus of Panama. 
B)  the mouths of the Orinoco. 
C)  Hispaniola. 
D)  Cuba.

Question 7

Christopher Columbus was responsible for

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A)  prohibiting the enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas. 
B)  initiating the idea to enslave African peoples. 
C)  enslaving some 2000 indigenous "Caribs" later sold in Castile. 
D)  abolishing the practice of indigenous enslavement. 
A)  prohibiting the enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas. 
B)  initiating the idea to enslave African peoples. 
C)  enslaving some 2000 indigenous "Caribs" later sold in Castile. 
D)  abolishing the practice of indigenous enslavement.

Question 8

IDENTIFICATION
-Diego de Almagro

Accepted Answer

Diego de Almagro (1475 – July 8, 1538) w

Question 9

Discuss the social makeup of the conquistador group.

Accepted Answer

The conquistador group was primarily mad

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Accepted Answer

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was a Span

Question 11

IDENTIFICATION
-Pedro Alvares Cabral

Accepted Answer

Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467 or 1468 –

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION
-compaña

Accepted Answer

It seems like you are asking for informa

Question 13

The conquest of the Canary Islands set a pattern that included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  genocidal destruction of indigenous Guanche peoples. 
B)  expansion of plantation systems based on agricultural export production. 
C)  enslavement of Africans to provide labor on the plantations. 
D)  private joint stock companies authorized to govern the colonies. 
A)  genocidal destruction of indigenous Guanche peoples. 
B)  expansion of plantation systems based on agricultural export production. 
C)  enslavement of Africans to provide labor on the plantations. 
D)  private joint stock companies authorized to govern the colonies.

Question 14

The characteristics of the "Vision of the Vanquished" include all of the following except

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A)  the conquest produced the greatest demographic catastrophe in recorded history. 
B)  the conquest gave an immense stimulus to the economic development of the Americas. 
C)  the conquest cut short the independent development of brilliant indigenous civilizations. 
D)  the conquest unleashed an ecological devastation of the Americas. 
A)  the conquest produced the greatest demographic catastrophe in recorded history. 
B)  the conquest gave an immense stimulus to the economic development of the Americas. 
C)  the conquest cut short the independent development of brilliant indigenous civilizations. 
D)  the conquest unleashed an ecological devastation of the Americas.

Why did Columbus believe he could reach the East by sailing west? What error or errors underlay his theory?

The main conflict between Columbus and the opponents of his "Enterprise of the Indies" arose from his opponents' claim that

IDENTIFICATION -Tainos

IDENTIFICATION -Adelantado

Magellan's voyage of 1519-1522

On his third voyage, Columbus discovered

Christopher Columbus was responsible for

IDENTIFICATION -Diego de Almagro

Discuss the social makeup of the conquistador group.

IDENTIFICATION -Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

IDENTIFICATION -Pedro Alvares Cabral

IDENTIFICATION -compaña

The conquest of the Canary Islands set a pattern that included all of the following except

The characteristics of the "Vision of the Vanquished" include all of the following except

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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Exam 3: The Conquest of America

Why did Columbus believe he could reach the East by sailing west? What error or errors underlay his theory?

The main conflict between Columbus and the opponents of his "Enterprise of the Indies" arose from his opponents' claim that

IDENTIFICATION -Tainos

IDENTIFICATION -Adelantado

Magellan's voyage of 1519-1522

On his third voyage, Columbus discovered

Christopher Columbus was responsible for

IDENTIFICATION -Diego de Almagro

Discuss the social makeup of the conquistador group.

IDENTIFICATION -Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

IDENTIFICATION -Pedro Alvares Cabral

IDENTIFICATION -compaña

The conquest of the Canary Islands set a pattern that included all of the following except

The characteristics of the "Vision of the Vanquished" include all of the following except

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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