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Which European power was the first to exploit the African slave trade?

England

Spain

Portugal (correct)

France

Who spearheaded Portugal's exploration of Africa and the Atlantic in the 1400s?

Vasco da Gama

Prince Henry the Navigator (correct)

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Which European power started their own colonisation project with Christopher Columbus in 1492?

France

Portugal

England

Spain (correct)

Which country acknowledged American independence in 1783 under the Treaty of Paris?

France Signup and view all the answers

Who claimed the land in southeastern Australia for the British Crown and named it New South Wales?

James Cook Signup and view all the answers

Which country was surveyed as a potential penal colony but found unsuitable?

West coast of Africa Signup and view all the answers

Which novel by Charles Dickens described the living conditions and security in hulks during the period of transportation of convicts?

Great Expectations Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the destination for convicts when transportation to New South Wales was halted in 1840?

Van Diemen's Land Signup and view all the answers

When was transportation as a penal punishment abolished under the Penal Servitude Act?

1853 Signup and view all the answers

Which act provided confinement facilities to convicts in 1853?

Convict Prisons Act Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of English-speaking Australians are estimated to be descendants of convicts?

20% Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about convicts in British penal colonies is true?

Convicts were not protected by British laws. Signup and view all the answers

What was the most common court-authorised punishment given to transportees?

Flogging or whipping Signup and view all the answers

What was the daily work schedule for convicts at Botany Bay?

Work from 5am to 5pm on weekdays, half-day work on Saturday, full day off on Sunday Signup and view all the answers

Where were British penal colonies established in addition to Australia?

India and British America Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of mercantilism?

A belief in accumulating wealth through the control of trade and colonial possessions Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of colonial mercantilism?

To enhance state power through the accumulation of wealth Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of colonies in the mercantilist system?

To strengthen the colonizing nation through the accumulation of wealth Signup and view all the answers

What event led to Britain losing control of its colonies in North America?

The American War of Independence Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of mercantilism?

The belief that wealth is limited and should be amassed through control of trade Signup and view all the answers

What were the main factors that colonial mercantilism relied on?

Colonies rich in raw materials, cheap labor, colonial loyalty to the home government, control of the shipping trade Signup and view all the answers

What was the process by which commodities, people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic known as?

The Columbian Exchange Signup and view all the answers

Why did Britain establish colonies in the New World?

To gain control of raw materials and strengthen their economy Signup and view all the answers

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Which European power was the first to exploit the African slave trade?

Who spearheaded Portugal's exploration of Africa and the Atlantic in the 1400s?

Which European power started their own colonisation project with Christopher Columbus in 1492?

Which country acknowledged American independence in 1783 under the Treaty of Paris?

Who claimed the land in southeastern Australia for the British Crown and named it New South Wales?

Which country was surveyed as a potential penal colony but found unsuitable?

Which novel by Charles Dickens described the living conditions and security in hulks during the period of transportation of convicts?

Which country was the destination for convicts when transportation to New South Wales was halted in 1840?

When was transportation as a penal punishment abolished under the Penal Servitude Act?

Which act provided confinement facilities to convicts in 1853?

What percentage of English-speaking Australians are estimated to be descendants of convicts?

Which of the following statements about convicts in British penal colonies is true?

What was the most common court-authorised punishment given to transportees?

What was the daily work schedule for convicts at Botany Bay?

Where were British penal colonies established in addition to Australia?

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of mercantilism?

What was the main purpose of colonial mercantilism?

What was the role of colonies in the mercantilist system?

What event led to Britain losing control of its colonies in North America?

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of mercantilism?

What were the main factors that colonial mercantilism relied on?

What was the process by which commodities, people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic known as?

Why did Britain establish colonies in the New World?

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