Question

1. where were the earliest settlements of the dutch, french, and english in the americas?

a. dutch: new york, english: the coastline, france: canada and louisiana
b. dutch: jamestown, english: st. augustine, france: fort caroline
c. dutch: new york, english: canada, france: louisiana
d. dutch: canada, english: the coastline, france: new york

1. what economic theory was put into practice during the age of exploration?

a. credit
b. loans
c. mercantilism
d. checking system

1. how did the nature of european exploration change by the seventeenth century?

a. the dutch had seafaring technology and developed a major trading empire.
b. the english had seafaring technology and developed a major trading empire.
c. the french had seafaring technology and developed a major trading empire.
d. the italians had seafaring technology and developed a major trading empire.

1. what was the treaty of tordesillas?

a. compromise between portugal and spain on the borders of their country.
b. pope benedicts resolution to the claim of north and south america.
c. a line pope benedict established that split portugal and spains territories east and west of it.
d. pope benedicts decree on who was allowed to sail around africa in search of asia.

1. which did europeans not bring to the americas in the columbian exchange?

a. livestock
b. foods
c. gold
d. disease

Explanation:

1. Se identifican los asentamientos iniciales: los holandeses fundaron Nueva York (anteriormente Nueva Ámsterdam), los ingleses se establecieron en la costa este de los EE.UU. y los franceses en Canadá y Luisiana.
2. El mercantilismo fue la teoría económica dominante en la época de la exploración, que buscaba acumular riqueza mediante balanzas comerciales positivas y colonias.
3. En el siglo XVII, los holandeses desarrollaron avanzada tecnología naval y crearon un imperio comercial global muy poderoso.
4. El Tratado de Tordesillas, impulsado por el Papa Benedicto XVI, estableció una línea que dividió los territorios coloniales de Portugal y España por el oeste y este de ella.
5. En el intercambio colombino, los europeos trajeron ganado, alimentos y enfermedades a las Américas; el oro era un recurso que extraían de las Américas, no lo trajeron.

Answer:

1. A. Dutch: New York, English: The Coastline, France: Canada and Louisiana
2. C. mercantilism
3. A. The Dutch had seafaring technology and developed a major trading empire.
4. C. A line Pope Benedict established that split Portugal and Spain's territories east and west of it.
5. C. gold