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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?

2. 16th century salt was produced by _____.

3. Who was the father of Erik the Red?

4. What was the premier French fishing port in Newfoundland in the early 16th century?

5. What are cod called after the larval stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the cod trade relationship between Britain and Portugal deteriorate in the 16th century?

2. Why do cod spawn so many eggs?

3. What was John Smith's relationship to cod fishing?

4. Why was the French salt tax particularly hated and what war did it become a grievance for?

5. Why were New Englanders first drawn to the Caribbean in terms of trade?

6. Why is cod considered a fish that is easy to catch?

7. What happened in Grindavík, Iceland in 1532?

8. How did Britain show flexibility in its colonialism with North America?

9. What happened when New Englanders become entrepreneurs? How did this conflict with the intent of the British Crown?

10. How does Pacific cod compare to Atlantic cod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Britain's involvement in the history of cod fishing. How did their fishing grounds change? Why? With whom did they trade for salt in the 16th century? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Catholicism created a market for cod. Which holiday was instrumental in the creation of this market? Why? Who benefited from this market?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how quotas are used to try to restore cod numbers. What aspect of the quota system is so wasteful as to make the process less effective than it was set out to be?

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