1. Identify the products that first attracted European merchants to Asia.
A. enslaved people
B. precious metals (gold and silver)
C. spices
D.Wool cloth

2. Which statement best describes why slavery was used in the Americas?
A. Indigenous people refused to serve as workers, making cash crops too expensive to produce in the Americas.
B. European nations adopted the idea of using slavery in the Americas from the African kingdoms they encountered.
C. The desire for cheap labor to produce cheap goods drove the expansion of slavery in the Americas.
D. Enslaved people were efficient factory workers needed to produce manufactured goods in the Americas.

3. Which of the following is a cash crop produced in the Americas?
A. cowrie shells
B. silk
C. cloth
D. sugar

4. Which statement best relates sugarcane growth to the expansion of slavery in Brazil?
A. Plantation owners could make more money off their sugar crops by using enslaved labor rather than paid labor.
B. Economic policies, such as mercantilism, were more important to the spread of slavery than sugarcane production.
C.Enslaved people were rarely used on sugar plantations; instead, they were used to build infrastructure, such as mills and railroads.
D. Sugarcane production was dangerous, so paid labor was preferred over the use of enslaved labor.

5. How did the expansion of slavery differ between Puerto Rico and Cuba?
A. The expansion of slavery in Puerto Rico was affected by class and labor, while Cuba was exclusively affected by race.
B. Both islands were impacted by revolutions in places such as Haiti, Mexico, and South America.
C. Puerto Rico developed little to no slavery on the island compared to expansive plantations in Cuba.
D. Slavery in Cuba expanded hundreds of years before it expanded in Puerto Rico.