Name Date
CHAPTER TEST The Atlantic World
Form A
Part 1: Key Ideas
A. Write the letter of the best answer. (6 points each)
______ 1. Who conquered the Inca Empire?
a. Hernándo Cortés
b. Francisco Pizarro
c. Ferdinand Magellan
d. Vasco Núñez de Balboa
______ 2. Which of the following people led a successful uprising against
Spanish rule?
a. Popé
b. Metacom
c. Malinche
d. Atahualpa
______ 3. The Spanish were aided in conquering the Aztec civilization by all of
the following EXCEPT
a. the spread of disease.
b. more numerous forces.
c. native enemies of the Aztec.
d. the possession of superior weapons.
______ 4. Which of the following received the FEWEST slaves from the Atlantic
slave trade?
a. Brazil
b. Spanish America
c. the Caribbean Islands
d. British North America
______ 5. All of the following were an essential part of the triangular trade network
EXCEPT
a. Quebec.
b. New York.
c. Great Britain.
d. the Bahama Islands.
______ 6. As part of the Columbian Exchange, which of the following was introduced
to Europe?
a. measles
b. bananas
c. potatoes
d. livestock
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B. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, change the underlined
word or words to make it true. (3 points each)
Example: Gullah is spoken on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia and on the nearby
mainland. ____________________________________________________________
Example: Gullah is spoken by the American descendants of conquistadors. ______________
7. Panama was established as a colony by Portugal. ____________________________________
8. Jamestown was the first colony founded by the Pilgrims. ______________________________
9. The Columbian Exchange centered on the Indian Ocean. ____________________________
10. The main cargo on ships traveling the middle passage was slaves. ______________________
11. Mestizos are the descendants of French colonists in the Americas and Native Americans.
____________________________________________________________________________
12. What was known as the French and Indian War in North America was known in Europe as the
French and English War. ______________________________________________________
13. In King Philip’s War, Native Americans battled against English colonists. ________________
14. The captain of the voyage that, after his death, completed the first circumnavigation of the world
was Amerigo Vespucci. ________________________________________________________
15. The first Spanish settlers in the Americas were brought on a ship captained by Christopher
Columbus. __________________________________________________________________
16. The main purpose of a joint-stock company during the 1500s and 1600s was to share the risks
and profits of insecure investments. ______________________________________________
17. The economic theory that deals with the idea that the main goal of a nation is to export goods
of more value than it imports, and the policy that stems from this theory, is called capitalism.
____________________________________________________________________________
18. The plantations of Brazil used extensive slave labor mainly to grow and harvest rice. ______
Name Test Form A continued
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African slaves
Part 2: Map Skills
Use the maps to answer the questions that follow. Write the letter(s) that best answer each question.

______20. In 1754, which nation controlled Quebec?
______21. After 1763, which nation(s) had direct access to the Pacific Ocean?
______22. Which nation won control of territory that had been disputed in 1754?
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Part 3: BCRs Critical Thinking Answer the following questions on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet. (20 points each) Each essay must contain 50 words or more. 
1. Name one individual or group that you considered important in this chapter. Explain your selection.

2. In your own words, summarize the historical story that you remember best from your studies of this chapter.