Question

directions: multiple choice indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control a. colony b. columbian exchange c. middle passage d. mercantilism e. plantation 2. seventeenth - century economic theory that held that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver 3. a large agricultural estate 4. forced voyage of enslaved africans to the americas 5. exchange of plants and animals between the americas and europe 6. the dutch traded luxury items from india as well as enslaved people from west africa in an attempt to a. become less dependent on spain and portugal and gain wealth. b. start an economic revolution and spread it to other countries. c. make the rest of the world admire their humanitarian efforts. d. sharpen their seagoing skills and develop better ships.

Explanation:

1. A colony is a settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control.
2. Mercantilism is an economic theory from the seventeenth - century that a nation's prosperity depended on a large supply of gold and silver.
3. A plantation is a large agricultural estate.
4. The Middle Passage was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans to the Americas.
5. The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants and animals between the Americas and Europe.
6. The Dutch traded luxury items from India as well as enslaved people from West Africa in an attempt to become less dependent on Spain and Portugal and gain wealth.

Answer:

1. A. colony
2. D. mercantilism
3. E. plantation
4. C. Middle Passage
5. B. Columbian Exchange
6. A. become less dependent on Spain and Portugal and gain wealth.