Lesson 3

3 Impact of the 'New World' on Spain Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 9

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The 20 questions

  1. What was the name of the Spanish body that regulated trade with the Americas?

    • Seville Chamber
    • Council of State
    • Royal Treasury
    • House of Trade

  2. Which Spanish council advised the crown on governing American colonies?

    • Council of the Indies
    • Council of Aragon
    • Consejo Real
    • Cortez Assembly

  3. Which metals from the Americas were most important to the Spanish economy?

    • Gold and silver
    • Tin and lead
    • Iron and copper
    • Mercury and zinc

  4. Which region was the primary source of enslaved people shipped to Spanish America?

    • South America
    • West Africa
    • East Africa
    • North Africa

  5. Which American product became popular in Spain as a drink?

    • Cotton from India
    • Tea from China
    • Cacao
    • Coffee from Ethiopia

  6. Which plantation crop from the Caribbean became an important import to Spain?

    • Tobacco
    • Sugar
    • Indigo
    • Rice

  7. What was a royal court in an American colony called?

    • Cabildo
    • Audiencia
    • Corregidor
    • Encomienda

  8. What main effect did American silver have on Spanish prices?

    • Currency devaluation
    • Wage stability
    • Price deflation
    • Price inflation

  9. Despite huge silver shipments, what financial problem did Spain face?

    • Complete bankruptcy
    • Balanced budgets
    • Tax abolition
    • Rising national debt

  10. Which agency inspected cargo for merchants shipping goods to the Americas?

    • House of Trade
    • Customs Guild
    • Inquisition Office
    • Naval Admiralty

  11. Which group suffered most from Spanish price inflation caused by silver?

    • Fixed-income wage earners
    • Wealthy merchants
    • Monarchs
    • Large landowners

  12. What trade pattern is reflected by cacao becoming popular in Spain?

    • American imports for consumers
    • Asian silk transit
    • European grain exports
    • African slave exchange

  13. What was a major financial consequence of importing enslaved Africans to Spanish America?

    • Lower taxation
    • Cheaper domestic food
    • Growing merchant profits
    • Industrial collapse

  14. What status did a law approved by the Council of the Indies hold?

    • Rejected instantly
    • Local suggestion
    • Advisory only
    • Binding in colonies

  15. What economic activity is revealed by ships trading European goods for American silver?

    • Two-way transatlantic trade
    • Pacific smuggling
    • Domestic bartering
    • Mediterranean piracy

  16. Under Spanish trade policy, who were colonial markets forced to buy from?

    • French traders
    • Dutch companies
    • Spanish merchants
    • Local artisans

  17. What major hazard threatened Spanish silver shipments from the Americas?

    • Shipwrecks and raids
    • Engine failures
    • Cargo rotting
    • Labour strikes

  18. Which Spanish body managed colonial laws and appointments for the crown?

    • Viceregal Office
    • Audencia Court
    • Casa de Contratacion
    • Council of the Indies

  19. What economic effect did Spanish American silver have across Europe?

    • Caused deflation
    • Eliminated debt
    • Standardised coinage
    • Fueled inflation

  20. What was the main purpose of the House of Trade's detailed cargo records?

    • Collecting royal taxes
    • Stopping piracy
    • Mapping trade routes
    • Pricing tobacco

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