Section 1: Spain Builds an American Empire

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew landed on an island in the Caribbean Sea that he named _____ *

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the East Indies

the Bahamas

San Salvador

Hispaniola

2. Lands that are controlled by another nation are called *

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territories

dependencies

protectorates

colonies

3. After Magellan's death, his crew returned to Spain in 1522 and became the first sailor to *

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sail around the world

sail around the tip of Africa

land on North America

land on South America

4. The first European settlers in the Americas were the *

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Spanish

French

Portuguese

Dutch

5. Cortes and others who sought riches in the Americas were known as *

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tyrants

conquistadors

dictators

emperors

6. The Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca was *

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Christopher Columbus

Hernando Cortes

Francisco Pizarro

Amerigo Vespucci

7. The mestizo population in the Americas was a mixture of *

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Native Americans and Portuguese

French and Spanish

Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish and Native Americans

8. The system of oppression used by the Spanish against the Native Americans was called *

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sharecropping

slavery

conquistadors

encomienda

1. Give two examples of Magellan's resolve *

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2. What problems did the explorers have while crossing the Pacific Ocean? *

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