7th Grade Chapter 2

Which of these explorers may have reached America before Columbus did?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Leif Erikson
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Hernando Cortes

When Columbus reached Cuba, he though it was

• Japan.
• Hispaniola.
• The Indies.
• Asia. 

How many total expeditions did Columbus lead?

• one
• two 
• three 
• four

Who was the first to realize that the Americas were not Asia?

• Vasco Balboa
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernando Cortes

Which explorer discovered a strait that bears his name?

• Columbus
• Balboa 
• Magellan
• Vespucci

The Columbian Exchange was a transfer of people, goods, and ideas between

• the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
• the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
• Africa and the Americas.
• Asia and the Americas.

What happened when Moctezuma offered Cortes gold t get him to leave?

• Cortes took Moctezuma hostage and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Cortes took the gold and returned to Spain.
• Cortes formed a partnership with the Aztecs.
• The Aztecs declared Cortes their leader.

When the Incas paid Pizarro a ransom for their leader, Pizarro

• released the leader, then captured their capital city.
• formed a partnership with the Incas.
• took the ransom and the leader back to Spain.
• executed the leader and conquered the Incas.

Who gave Florida its name?

• Hernando Cortes
• Bartolome de Las Casas
• Francisco Pizarro
• Juan Ponce de Leon

What caused the greatest number of Native American fatalities?

• warfare with Europe
• warfare between Native American groups
• natural disasters
• diseases spread by European contact