Age of Exploration & Colonization

What is the term for an early Spanish explorer?

• Conqueror

• Hero

• Mercenary

• Conquistador

Who was Columbus sailing for when he discovered the Carribean in 1492?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Newfoundland

The real winner of the Treaty of Tordesillas was...

• France

• England

• Spain

• Portugal

The intent of the conquistadors was to establish rule for their country as well as gaining....

• God

• Glory

• Gold/Riches

• All of the Above

What two events in world history caused the Age of Exploration?

• Renissance & Ottoman Rule

• Christian Rule & Dark Age

• Crusades & Renissance

Why did Columbus sail west? What was he trying to find?

• A new continent

• A better trade route to India

• To establish rule over Native Americans

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• Trading of Goods and Resoures between Europe and North America

• Columbus's trade with Europe

• None of the above

Who was the first European man to explore NC's coast?

• De Soto

• Vasquez de Ayllon

• Columbus

• Verrazano

Which Spanish explorer/conquistador came through the mountains of NC?

• De Soto

• Vasques de Ayllon

• Verrazano

What land did Spain colonize and claim as theirs in North America first?

• North Carolina

• Mississippi

• Georgia

• Florida