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Impact of European settlement in the Americas

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Impact of European settlement in the Americas”, from the unit “European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?” (Year 8 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Who did Spain sponsor to sail across the Atlantic?
  2. Write the missing word: The Americas were also referred to as Europeans as the __________ World.
  3. Match the definitions with their correct defintions.
  4. Which empire's growth motivated Europeans to search for direct sea routes to Asia?
  5. Why can the Taino nation be described as indigenous to Hispaniola?
  6. Identify an example that shows Spanish settlement in Hispaniola was interested in gaining wealth.
  7. What caused the most deaths of Native Americans as a result of Europeans arriving in the Americas?
  8. Write the missing word: Millions of Native Americans died from European diseases because they lacked __________.
  9. Why did Europeans argue that it was justified to dispossess Native Americans?
  10. How did Spain become wealthy from Potosi?
  11. Sort the events into chronological order.
  12. Identify the two examples of indigenous resistance to complete Spanish control.

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