Which of the following is not one of the motivating factors for Spanish colonization?

A. Competition with Portugal
Incorrect. This was actually what brought them into exploration in the first place.

B. Gold
Incorrect. Spain was looking for gold and silver to increase their wealth at each of the places they colonized.

C. God
Incorrect. The Spanish wanted to spread Catholicism across the globe.

D. Religious freedom
Correct! The Spanish had no interest in spreading religious freedom, only in spreading the Catholic faith.

Which of the following things happened first, when looking at colonization?

A. Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas in Peru.
Incorrect. This happened in 1533.

B. Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World for Spain.
Correct! This happened in 1492.

C. Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.
Incorrect. This happened in 1519.

D. Jamestown Virginia was settled by British colonists.
Incorrect. This happened in 1607.

Using the map above, which of the following areas in the Eastern Hemisphere was a territory of the Spanish empire?

A. Spanish East Indies
Correct!

B. South Africa
Incorrect. South Africa was never under Spanish control.

C. Canada
Incorrect. Canada is not in the Eastern Hemisphere.

D. Russia
Incorrect. Russia was never under Spanish control.

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the Spanish and British Empires?

A. They both used slave labor to increase their profits.
Incorrect. This is a similarity between the Spanish and British Empires.

B. They both controlled large parts of South America.
Correct! Spain had large parts of South America under their control but Great Britain did not.

C. They both were resented by natives who were pushed off of their lands.
Incorrect. This is a similarity between the Spanish and British Empires.

D. They both eventually lost control over their empires as people fought for independence.
Incorrect. This is a similarity between the Spanish and British Empires.

Which of the following is the major difference in the reasons for Spanish and British colonization when it came to religion?

A. Both nations wanted to spread Catholicism.
Incorrect. Spain did, but not Great Britain.

B. Both nations didn’t care about religion.
Incorrect. Both nations had been home to years of religious wars.

C. The British colonists sought religious freedom, while Spanish colonists sought to spread Catholicism.
Correct!

D. The British colonists sought to spread Protestantism, which Spanish colonists sought religious freedom.
Incorrect. Both parts of this statement are incorrect.