125769 European Conquests in the Americas

During the 1400s, accurate maps became readily available to sailors and explorers with the invention of the

• astolabe

• compass

• gunpowder

• printing press

The country of ____ led the way in the 1400s in exploring new trade routes to Asia.

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Columbus believed that he had been exploring the coast of ____.

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• South America

The Treaty of Tordesillas, which was signed in 1494, divided South America between ____ and ____.

(Choose two.)

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Which explorer’s voyage ended up circling the world?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco de Gama

• Giovanni de Verrazano

Which of the following explorers was first to reach India by sailing around the south of Africa?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco de Gama

• Giovanni de Verrazano

How the Spanish treated the Taino natives.

• friendly

• harshly

• neutrally

After Columbus, the native population in the Caribbean fell by this percentage.

• 30%

• 50%

• 90%

• 70%

Europeans unknowingly bought this to the Americas.

• diseases

• poison

• mold

• horses

Where in the Americas did Cortes land?

• Hispaniola

• Florida

• Peru

• Mexico