Routes of Exploration to the New World

Routes of Exploration to the New World

5th Grade

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Routes of Exploration to the New World

Routes of Exploration to the New World

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explorers hoped to find a northwest passage that would lead them:

Across the ice of the North Pole

Down the entire length of the Mississippi River

Through North America to Asia

Into the interior where they could find gold

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?

They were forced to work as slaves in the mines.

They got tired of giving European settlers free food.

They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.

They were exposed for the first time to some kinds of sicknesses.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?

to practice fighting wars

to study a different culture

to send away their prisoners

to get silks and spices

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?

It is ruled by another country.

It was started many years ago.

It is designed to be temporary.

It has a very simple way of life.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Juan Ponce de León looked for

the Seven Cities of Gold.

a shortcut to Asia.

a site for a mission.

the fountain of youth.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hernán Cortés fought against

the Aztecs in Mexico.

the Seminoles in Florida.

the Incas in South America.

the Mayas in Central America.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which man explored what is now the southwestern United States?

Cartier

Coronado

Cabot

Hudson

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