Chapter 2 (Exploring the Americas)

During the 1400's, European countries competed to find sea routes to where?

• Africa

• South America

• Asia

• Canada

What Portuguese sailor successfully led a voyage around the world?

• Balboa

• Cortes

• Vespucci

• Magellan

What Country sponsored Columbus?

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

The Columbian Exchange is the result of people traveling between Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• True

• False

What made it possible for sailors to travel safer and further than ever before?

• Advances in technology

• More detailed maps

• Improved ship design

• All of the above

How did Spanish Conquistadors easily defeat native civilizations?

• They formed alliances with other countries in order to defeat them.

• The rulers of these civilizations were bribed and betrayed their people.

• They had guns, horses and diseases.

• They knew all their secrets from spying on them.

Hernan Cortes claimed present day Florida for Spain.

• True

• False

What is the name of religious communities in Spanish settlements?

• Mestizos

• Missions

• Peninsulars

• Plantations

What three European countries began sending colonists to North America in the early 1600’s?

• Portugal, France and England

• France, The Netherlands and Italy

• France, England and The Netherlands

• England, Germany, Sweden

What was the main goal for the majority of Spanish explorers in the Americas?

• To spread Christianity

• To find the Northwest Passage

• To find the Fountain of Youth

• To find fame and fortune