Topic 2A Introductory Quiz

Another reason for conflict in Europe was religion.  People began to oppose the __________________ church

• Protestant
• Methodist
• Catholic
• Baptist

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco de Gama

Which conquistador conquered the Incan Empire?

• Coronado

• Ponce de Leon

• Pizarro

• Cortez

Which conquistador went searching for the Fountain of Youth?

• Coronado

• Ponce de Leon

• De Soto

• Cortez

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Jamestown
• Massachusetts
• New Amsterdam
• New Spain

Which dynamic duo sailed down the Mississippi River, claiming large areas of land for France?

• Batman and Robin

• LaSalle and Cartier

• Marquette and Champlain

• Joliet and Marquette

The first English colony in North American was ______________.  No one knows what happened to its colonists.

• Roanoke
• New Amsterdam
• New Spain
• Jamestown

__________________ is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish and Portugal.

• Sailors
• Penal colonies
• Conquistadors
• Monarchs

Bartolomé de las Casas is known for...

• protecting land rights

• protecting the rights of the indigenous people

• taking care of the sick

• expelling the native population from their lands

The French and English explorers were looking for a sea route to Asia called:

• The Atlantic Thruway

• The Cape of Good Hope

• The Northwest Passage

• The Strait of Magellan