Question 1

How did European seaborne commerce in Asia compare with its commerce in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

In the Americas, European merchants were able to conquer and control large territories, such as the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas. However, in Asia, European merchants struggled to conquer empires or control large territories. Instead, they focused on establishing trading posts and building relationships with local rulers. This led to more competition among European nation-states for access to markets, unlike in the Americas where the Spanish had a virtual monopoly. Christianity was also not as successfully spread in Asia as it was in the Americas. The population in Asia was not necessarily more eager for European goods, but rather traded for items that were not available locally.

Question 2

Which of the following was a consequence of the fact that European buyers preferred male slaves?

Accepted Answer

European buyers preferred male slaves because they were thought to be stronger and more capable of hard labor. As a result, there was a significant gender imbalance in the Americas where male slaves outnumbered female slaves. This contributed to the continuation of the transatlantic slave trade as slave owners and traders needed to constantly obtain more male slaves to maintain the labor force.

Question 3

What led European countries other than Spain and Portugal to turn to cultivation in order to extract wealth from their American colonies?

Accepted Answer

The English, French, and Dutch colonies did not have significant mineral wealth compared to the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. This led them to turn to agriculture as a means of extracting wealth from their colonies.

Question 4

What was the major reason that European states wanted to prevent their New World colonies from trading with other states?

Accepted Answer

European states wanted their New World colonies to only trade with their own country in order to prevent the spread of wealth to other states. They wanted to ensure that all wealth generated in their colonies would flow back to their home country, making their economy stronger.

Question 5

Where and when did the coffeehouse first emerge?

Accepted Answer

The coffeehouse first emerged in Islamic lands in the fifteenth century.

Question 6

What,according to mercantilist thinkers,was the purpose of colonies?

Accepted Answer

According to mercantilist thinkers, the purpose of colonies was to enrich the states that had founded them. The colonies were seen as sources of valuable raw materials and markets for finished goods, which would ultimately strengthen the economic power of the mother country.

Question 7

The English colonial model in the New World differed from that of other European states in that it:

Accepted Answer

The English colonial model in the New World involved dispossession of native peoples from their lands in order to accommodate a growing English settler population. Unlike other European states, the English did not rely on enslaving native peoples for labor or engaging in violent conflicts, but they did remove them from their lands through tactics such as treaties and warfare. The English also established a system of colonial government that placed power primarily in the hands of white male landowners, further marginalizing native peoples.

Question 8

Which of the following was the most common way that African slaves in the Americas resisted the conditions of their enslavement?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What was a consequence of Europeans' introduction of firearms into North America?

Accepted Answer

The introduction of firearms led to increased competition and conflict among Amerindian groups as they sought to expand their territories for hunting and trapping, often leading to warfare.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the initial relationship that developed between French North American colonists and Amerindians?

Accepted Answer

The French initially relied on native peoples' knowledge of trapping and adapted to Amerindian ways, which helped establish trade relationships between them. The French also adopted Amerindian practices such as using canoes, snowshoes, and moccasins, which made it easier to navigate the landscape and establish a mutually beneficial relationship.

Question 11

Which of the following was a consequence of the increasing wealth of European states?

Accepted Answer

With the increasing wealth of European states, they were able to afford expensive weapons and armies, leading to almost constant warfare between them. This period is known as the "Age of Absolutism" and was marked by a competition for power and dominance among European monarchs.

Question 12

What role did Europeans play in the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century slave trade in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Europeans remained in coastal enclaves, such as trading forts, and depended on indigenous political and trading networks to bring slaves to them. Europeans did not typically venture far into the interior of Africa to capture slaves themselves. Instead, they traded goods such as firearms and textiles for slaves that had already been captured and brought to the coast by African intermediaries.

Question 13

By 1789,which country held the richest sugar colony?

Accepted Answer

By 1789, France held the richest sugar colony, which was the colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti). It was the single most valuable colony of any European power at the time, producing over 40% of the world's sugar and 50% of its coffee.

Question 14

Which of the following describes events in the Kongo kingdom in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

The statement about kidnapping becoming prevalent in the Kongo kingdom in the seventeenth century is true. This is known as the "Kongolese Crisis" and was marked by increased slave raids and kidnappings, leading cultivators to carry weapons while working in the fields and children being left behind in guarded stockades. None of the other answer choices accurately describe events in the Kongo kingdom in the seventeenth century.

Question 15

Which of the following groups benefited most from the wealth generated by the Atlantic system?

Accepted Answer

European elites, including monarchs, nobles, wealthy merchants, and investors, gained the most from the wealth generated by the Atlantic system. They controlled the ships, financed the voyages, and monopolized the trade, accumulating vast profits and expanding their power and influence. African elites may have also benefited to some extent, as they traded slaves and other goods for European goods, but they were ultimately marginalized and exploited by European power. European sailors and African warriors were not major beneficiaries of the Atlantic system's wealth, as they typically received meager wages and faced dangerous and harsh conditions.

Question 16

What was the economic philosophy called that assumed that the world's wealth was fixed and one country could only increase its wealth at the expense of another?

Accepted Answer

This economic philosophy is called Mercantilism. Mercantilism assumed that the world's wealth was fixed and one country could only increase its wealth at the expense of another by exporting more goods than it imported and accumulating precious metals, such as gold and silver.

Question 17

How did the Asante kingdom use its access to gold to begin its growth and development?

Accepted Answer

The Asante kingdom used its gold wealth to acquire firearms, which enabled them to conduct raids on neighboring communities to capture people who were then sold as slaves, thus contributing to their growth and development.

Question 18

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,what was the average life expectancy of an African slave brought to the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

The average life expectancy of an African slave brought to the Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was three years, due to the harsh conditions of slavery and the diseases that they were exposed to.

Question 19

Which of the following accurately describes labor on Caribbean sugar plantations?

Accepted Answer

Labor on Caribbean sugar plantations was brutal and involved long hours of backbreaking work in extreme heat. Slaves often worked up to sixteen-hour days and were subject to brutal punishments if they did not meet their quotas. This led to high rates of exhaustion and death among slaves.

Question 20

Which of the following was the most lucrative source of wealth for European planters in the Americas in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Sugar was the most lucrative source of wealth for European planters in the Americas in the seventeenth century because it was in high demand in Europe and could be grown in large quantities on plantations using forced labor. Rice and corn were also important crops, but they did not bring in as much profit as sugar. Spices were not a major crop in the Americas during this time period.

Quiz 13: Worlds Entangled 1600-1750