Exploration and Colonization

Who is given credit for finding the new world?

• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Megellan
• Vasco da Gama

What was the initial reason for global exploration?

• Capture native slaves
• Conquer the continent of Asia
• Find a sea route to Asia
•  Give money to homeless in Asia

The exchange of goods, ideas, technology, and disease is known as 

• Colombian Exchange
• New Age Trade
• Global Trade
• World Trade

Spain was easily able to conquer the native people in America because

• They had guns, horses, and dogs
• The natives did not know how to fight
• The natives were asleep when they attacked
• The natives willingly gave in

What did Asia have that made it so important to get there?

• Slaves
• Gold and Silver
• Silk and Spices
• New weapons

All of the following people worked on the plantations in America EXCEPT

• Europeans
• Africans
• Native Americans
• Monarchs

Conquistadors are 

• Spanish hunting dogs
• Spanish horses
• Spanish soldiers
• Muslim conquerers

The second portion of the triangular trade, also known as the middle passage is called 

• From Europe to Africa
• From Africa to Europe
• From Africa to America
• From America to Africa

All of the following are mother countries EXCEPT

• Spain
• South America
• Portugal
• Netherlands

This person was among the first group of people to circumnavigate the world

• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Bartolemeu Dias