chapter 19

Chapter 19The Expansion of

Europe in the Eighteenth Century

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Question

________ led the way in the agricultural revolution in Europe.

a) Holland

b) France

c) England

d) Denmark


Answer

________ led the way in the agricultural revolution in Europe.

a) Holland (correct)

b) France

c) England

d) Denmark

Hint: See page 624.


Question

The thriving Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was seized in 1664 and renamed

a) New Netherland.

b) Fort Amsterdam.

c) New York.

d) Amsterdam.


Answer

The thriving Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was seized in 1664 and renamed

a) New Netherland.

b) Fort Amsterdam.

c) New York. (correct)

d) Amsterdam.

Hint: See page 635.


Question

The group who formed the aristocratic elite in Spanish America was the

a) Creoles.

b) Indians.

c) mestizos.

d) Habsburgs.


Answer

The group who formed the aristocratic elite in Spanish America was the

a) Creoles. (correct)

b) Indians.

c) mestizos.

d) Habsburgs.

Hint: See pages 643–644.


Question

After 1700, ________ became the undisputed leader in the slave trade.

a) France

b) England

c) Spain

d) the Netherlands


Answer

After 1700, ________ became the undisputed leader in the slave trade.

a) France

b) England (correct)

c) Spain

d) the Netherlands

Hint: See pages 642–643.


Question

Population growth in Europe was especially dramatic after

a) 1700.

b) 1720.

c) 1750.

d) 1800.


Answer

Population growth in Europe was especially dramatic after

a) 1700.

b) 1720.

c) 1750. (correct)

d) 1800.

Hint: See page 627.


Question

________ guilds were the most powerful in Europe.

a) German

b) French

c) English

d) Dutch


Answer

________ guilds were the most powerful in Europe.

a) German (correct)

b) French

c) English

d) Dutch

Hint: See page 633.


Question

By 1700, about ________ of Western Europe’s population depended on agriculture for its livelihood.

a) 20 percent

b) 40 percent

c) 60 percent

d) 80 percent


Answer

By 1700, about ________ of Western Europe’s population depended on agriculture for its livelihood.

a) 20 percent

b) 40 percent

c) 60 percent

d) 80 percent (correct)

Hint: See page 622.


Question

It is estimated that between 1701 and 1800, over ________ million African slaves were shipped across the Atlantic.

a) six

b) four

c) two

d) one


Answer

It is estimated that between 1701 and 1800, over ________ million African slaves were shipped across the Atlantic.

a) six (correct)

b) four

c) two

d) one

Hint: See page 642.


Question

Until the nineteenth century, the industry that employed the most people in Europe was

a) crafts.

b) textiles.

c) mining.

d) agriculture.


Answer

Until the nineteenth century, the industry that employed the most people in Europe was

a) crafts.

b) textiles. (correct)

c) mining.

d) agriculture.

Hint: See page 631.


Question

Philip V was head of the ________ dynasty.

a) Hapsburg

b) Capetian

c) Bourbon

d) Bonaparte


Answer

Philip V was head of the ________ dynasty.

a) Hapsburg

b) Capetian

c) Bourbon (correct)

d) Bonaparte

Hint: See page 643.

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