Question

1. who were the first european settlers of the hudson river valley? a. the english b. the spanish c. the french d. the dutch 15. the _ society of eastern nigeria produced more slaves than practically any other in the continent. a. ashanti b. ibo c. congo d. benin 16. originally, african slaves were brought to the americas to supply labor for the a. sugarcane plantations. b. rubber plantations. c. molasses industry. d. tobacco fields. 17. the moluccas were known to europeans as the a. gold coast. b. middle passage. c. spice islands. d. west indies. 18. in southeast asia, european influence a. created the same problems that it had in africa, as kingdoms raided each other for salt to sell. b. strengthened the state of burma against the aggressions of thailand and vietnam. c. drove out the chinese influence and replaced confucianism with lutheranism. d. was mostly limited to the malay peninsula and the indonesian archipelago. 19. _ became the dominant religion on the southeast asian mainland from 1500 to 1800. a. catholicism b. buddhism c. confucianism d. islam 20. the dutch tried to dominate the clove trade by a. destroying the crops produced by the english and portuguese. b. persuading clove growers to grow only flowers and not cloves. c. limiting cultivation of the crop to one island and forcing others to stop the growing and trade of the spice. d. undercutting their competitors by raising the price of dutch clove. directions: essay answer one of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. (20 points) 21. describe the pattern of triangular trade that developed in the 1500s. 22. describe the impact of the slave trade on benin.

Explanation:

1. The Dutch were the first European settlers of the Hudson River valley. They established New Netherland.
2. The Ibo society of eastern Nigeria produced a large number of slaves.
3. African slaves were originally brought to the Americas to work on sugarcane plantations.
4. The Moluccas were known as the Spice Islands to Europeans.
5. European influence in Southeast Asia was mostly limited to the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago.
6. Buddhism became the dominant religion on the Southeast - Asian mainland from 1500 to 1800.
7. The Dutch tried to dominate the clove trade by limiting cultivation of the crop to one island and forcing others to stop the growing and trade of the spice.

Answer:

1. D. the Dutch
2. B. Ibo
3. A. sugarcane plantations
4. C. Spice Islands
5. D. was mostly limited to the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago
6. B. Buddhism
7. C. limiting cultivation of the crop to one island and forcing others to stop the growing and trade of the spice