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The first place of European contact with the rest of the world came to a close by:
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The end of the 17th century.
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The 19th century carving of the new empires saw new European settlements in such regions as:
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Australia, New Zealand, and Algeria
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Which of the following factors allowed European nations to exert influence and dominance over much of the world?
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Technological supremacy related to naval power and gunpowder.
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Despite Dutch and Danish possessions, these were the three main rivals during the era of colonization:
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Great Britain, France, Spain
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Mercantilist thinkers assumed that:
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Only modest levels of economic growth were possible.
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Under Mercantilism, colonies existed to provide markets and natural resource for the industries of the home country and in turn:
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The home country was to protect and administer the colonies
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The heart of the 18th century colonial rivalry in the Americas lay in the:
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West Indies
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Black slaves had the fewest legal protections in:
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Portuguese areas.
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Mercantilists regarded __________ as a measure of a nation's wealth.
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Bullion
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A peninsulares refers to a person:
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Born in Spain
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If comparing Spain and England's colonial rule, one can equate the imperial reforms of Charles II to the:
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New colonial measures the British government undertook after 1763
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As a result of a scarcity of labor, these nations were the first to quickly turn to the importation of African slaves:
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Spain and Portugal
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The first slaves traded, dating to the early 16th century, in the transatlantic economy landed onthe:
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West Indies and South America
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A vast increase in the number of Africans brought as slaves to the Americas occurred during the 18th century, with most arriving in:
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The Caribbean or Brazil
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Colonial trade in the transatlantic world followed a roughly geographic:
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Triangle
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