| A | B |
| Columbus sailed west on his first expedition | to find a shorter route to the Indies. |
| Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies | because Spain wanted him to start a new colony. |
| Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies | and delivered people and animals to the new land. |
| Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies | because the Spanish wanted the riches of the land. |
| The Columbian Exchange can be difined by | the moving of people and their ways of life (cultures) between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. |
| One result of the Columbian Exchange was | Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs to the Western Hemisphere. |
| The Columbian Exchange did NOT include | Europeans practicing Indian religion and customs. |
| Columbus's voyages impacted the Americas by | showing Europeans the way to the Americas. |
| Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs | because of metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies. |
| After Cortes conquered the Aztecs, | Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire. |
| After the defeat of the Incan Empire, | New Spain was founded. |
| The FIRST event in Spain's search for gold was | Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest. |
| AFTER Esteban's death, | Coronado continued to search for Cibola. |
| New Spain's colonial society (arranged from highest level to lowest) would be | peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians. |
| An Indian's life on an encomienda can be described as | working without pay and being expected to become Christians. |
| Spanish landowners wanted to keep slaves because | they made them rich. |
| Las Casa believed that | all slavery should end. |