Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections, 1450-1750

The Atlantic slave trade (1500s-1800s) was driven primarily by:

The triangular trade system involved:

The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas was:

The Portuguese were early leaders in maritime exploration because they:

The silver trade from the Americas (1500s-1700s) had what global impact?

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was significant because it:

The casta system in Spanish America was:

Zheng He's maritime expeditions (1405-1433) demonstrated:

Coerced labor systems in the period 1450-1750 included all of the following EXCEPT:

The Manila Galleon trade connected:

The Atlantic slave trade was driven by:

The encomienda and hacienda systems in Spanish America:

The triangular trade connected:

The silver trade of the 16th-17th centuries connected:

The Jesuits played a key role in the Counter-Reformation by:

The Scientific Revolution challenged existing worldviews by:

The mercantile system benefited European colonial powers by:

Columbus's description of the indigenous peoples in this letter most directly reflects which European attitude of the period?

Columbus's observations about the indigenous peoples' lack of weapons and trusting nature most directly foreshadowed which of the following?

The purpose of this letter was most likely to:

Las Casas's account most directly served as a critique of which colonial labor system?

An unintended consequence of Las Casas's advocacy for indigenous peoples was:

Las Casas's account was later used by Spain's European rivals to:

The papal bull described in this passage reflects which belief about European authority?

The line of demarcation established by this bull and the subsequent Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) was most directly challenged by:

The characterization of non-European peoples as "barbarous nations" to be "overthrown and brought to the faith" most directly foreshadowed:

The biological exchange depicted in this image had which of the following major consequences?

The system described in this passage most directly resulted from which of the following?

The developments described in this excerpt most directly challenged which of the following?

Which of the following was the most significant long-term demographic consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) and the subsequent patterns of colonization it established most directly reflect which broader historical development?