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Unit Quiz

Why have historians described 1492 as a turning point in world history?

This quiz will help you to assess your learning of key concepts and knowledge in this unit.

Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following 'Early Modern Colonialism and Slavery' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1) Why have historians described 1492 as a turning point in world history? 2) Why was the world opening up to Elizabeth and her people? 3) Who lived in British America? 4) How successful were British attempts to abolish slavery in the nineteenth century? The Unit Quizzes for all of these enquiries are the same quiz on Early Modern Colonialism and Slavery.

Q1.Columbus' trip was funded by Ferdinand and Isabella of Castille, which is where?

ItalyPortugalSpainEngland

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Q2.Which of the following foods originally came from the Americas? (pick three)

Select three (3) boxes

TurnipsWheatTomatoesPotatoesRiceCocoa Beans (used to make chocolate)

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Q3.What killed up to 90% of the indigenous people of the Americas?

StarvationWar with the SpanishEuropean DiseasesFlooding

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Q4.What animal was introduced to the New World, transforming the life of indigenous American tribes?

WolfDonkeyHorseCamel

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Q5.What name is given to the transfer of food, people, disease and animals between the Old World and the New World?

The Columbian MerchantsThe Columbian TransferThe Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Deal

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Q6.What does it mean when we say Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe?

He travelled part way around the world.He travelled all the way around the world.He travelled for a long time.

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Q7.What was a Privateer?

A sailor who sailed for his own private profitA sailor with permission from the Queen to raid enemy ships and ports

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Q8.What was a joint-stock company?

A company which focused on foreign trade made up of merchantsA company of explorers who looked to create colonies in AmericaA company made up of investors who would help to fund trading missions in return for profitA company with Royal backing to explore the world

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Q9.What was the 'East India Company'?

A company of traders who wished to trade with AsiaA company of English soldiers who travelled to AsiaA company of Indian men who came to England

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Q10.What religion was most of the Irish population?

ProtestantCatholic

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Q11.What is a sugar baron?

a wealthy and powerful person who owned sugar plantationsa person who stole sugar from plantation ownersan enslaved person who worked on a sugar plantationa noble person who lived in England and liked to eat sugar

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Q12.What did sugar barons receive from the British government as part of the abolition of slavery?

Prison sentencesCompensation (money)NothingRespect

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Q13.When the English set up the colony of Jamestown, who already lived there?

Scottish peoplePowhatan peopleIndian peopleNo one lived there

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Q14.What was an indentured servant?

A person who sold a set amount of years service in return for their journeyA person who did hard workA person who went to America but had no freedomA person who was a servant for life

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Q15.Which of these statements best describes a Puritan person?

A devout Catholic who wished people would pray moreA Christian who was really focused on being cleanA devout Protestant who believed the church in England wasn’t strict enoughA Christian who really wanted to move to America

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Q16.Where did most enslaved people who were born in Barbados come from?

West AfricaEuropeSouthern AfricaNorth America

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Q17.Who were the Maroons?

The mixed race children of slave owners and enslaved womenMembers of the British Army in JamaicaFormer enslaved people who created their own society in JamaicaEnslaved people by the British in Jamaica

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Q18.What was the main crop to be harvested by enslaved people in Jamaica?

SugarTobaccoCottonCorn

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Q19.Which of these was NOT used by the anti-slavery societies to gain support for the abolition of the slave trade?

Gaining evidence of the horrors of the slave tradeChaining themselves to railings outside ParliamentPetitionsPublic talks

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Q20.What boycott helped make the use of enslaved people less profitable?

CottonTobaccoTeaSugar

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Q21.What did the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act do?

Abolished the American and European trading of enslaved peopleAbolish slavery completelyAbolished the European trading of enslaved peopleAbolished the British trading of enslaved people

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Q22.Which slave revolt in Jamaica helped the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act to get passed?

Baptist WarSaint Domingue RevoltTacky RevoltFirst Maroon War

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Q23.After the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, what did the former enslaved people become?

Still enslaved because they were sold to foreign slave coloniesEqual with their former ownersApprenticesRecognised as skilled workers

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