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$100$100

What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?

B – Trail of Tears

A – 127 Yard Sale

C The Middle Passage

D – National Lampoons Vacation

C - The Middle Passage

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The Southern coast of West Africa became known as ?

B – Silver Coast

A - Alabama

C – Barbary Coast

D - Gold CoastD – Gold Coast

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According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on ?

B - A large supply of Gold

A – The People

C – The Military

D – Cheap Labor/Slaves

B – A large supply of Gold

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Vasco de Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be?

B – Very Expensive

A - Very Profitable

C - The edge of the World

D – Highly Dangerous

A – Very Profitable

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Died believing he had found a westward route to Asia, in fact he had discovered America.

B – John Cabot

A – Vasco Da Gama

C – Christopher Crinkle

D - Christopher ColumbusD – Christopher Columbus

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A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the 17th century.

B - speculation

A - mercantilism

C - consumerism

D – Mr. Lee, Mr. Blevins

A - mercantilism

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Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for who?

B - sugarcane plantations

A – tobacco fields

C – cotton plantations

D – Christopher Columbus

B – sugarcane plantations

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What was an established line of demarcation between Spain and Portugal in the new world?

B – Treaty of Versailles

A – Mason/Dixon Line

C – Treaty of Padequa

D - Treaty of TordesillasD – Treaty of Tordesillas

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Who explored the New England coastline of the Americas for England?

B – Vasco d’ Aquillera

A – Christopher Columbus

C – John Cabot

D – John Travolta

C – John Cabot

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Why was Southeast Asia so important to rulers and merchants?

B – Spice Trade = Get Rich

A – Military Bases

C – Climate = Good Bathing

D – Wealth = Power

B – Spice Trade = Get Rich

$125,000$125,000

What is the difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports over time?

B – Gross National Product

A – Balance of Trade

C – Triangular Trade

D - Mercantilism

A – Balance of Trade

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Where did the English establish a permanent settlement in America in 1600s?

B - Plymouth

A – New Amsterdam

C - Jamestown

D – Russell Springs

C – Jamestown

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Which Native American peoples occupied the largest area of land?

B – Great Plains

A - Southwest

C - Incas

D - SubarcticD - Subarctic

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When did the first African slaves make their journey to the Americas?

B - 1518

A - 1508

C - 1522

D - 1534

B - 1518

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