Early Exploration and Colonization

Who was the first to create a settlement in North America?

• The Spanish

• The English

• The Vikings

• The French

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs?

• Pizarro

• Columbus

• Erickson

• Cortes

Which explorer conquered the Inca?

• Pizarro

• Columbus

• Erickson

• Cortes

In 1497 ____________ sailed around Africa and made it to India for the first time.

• Cortes

• Da Gama

• Magellan

• Dias

The Aztecs lived in present day ____________.

• Peru

• Caribbean

• Brazil

• Mexico

Magellan was the first to _______________ the globe, meaning the first to go the whole way around.

• Circumvent

• Circumlocution

• Circumnavigate

• Circumflex

The ___________ Passage is defined as a waterway through North America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Northeast

• North American

• Northwest

• Middle

Which country was *not* part of the 3 major countries acquiring land in the Americas?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• France

The term ___________ refers to a scattering of people.

• Aspiration

• Deportation

• Diaspora

• Enslavement

The __________ Passage is defined as the horrific voyage slaves undertook between Africa and the Americas.

• Northeast

• North American

• Northwest

• Middle