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Lesson Quiz 1-2

Colonizing America
DIRECTIONS: Modified True/False In the blank, indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).
If false, edit the statement to make it a true statement.

________ 1. Portugal was the first Western European state to begin financing voyages of exploration.
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________ 2. The African empires of the fifth to fifteenth centuries gained wealth and power by controlling
the trade of silver and salt.
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________ 3. By studying Roman texts, Western Europeans acquired the knowledge of the astrolabe.
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________ 4. The Dutch established the settlement of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
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________ 5. The Spanish built Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán.

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DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.

________ 6. The primary force in colonizing the southwestern part of America was
A. the Catholic Church.
B. the French.
C. the Puritans.
D. William Penn.

________ 7. Which country financed Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic in 1492?
A. England
B. Italy
C. Portugal
D. Spain

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