Colonial America Quiz

What did Bartholomeau Dias discover?

• West Indies

• Cape of Good Hope

• Brazil

• China

The areas that are now Florida and California were...

• Spanish colonies

• French colonies

• American colonies

• Portuguese colonies

What is subsistence farming?

• Growing one crop

• Growing many crops

• Growing enough crops to feed family and sell

• Growing crops because of their financial means

True or False: Columbus originally believed he discovered the West Indies

• True

• False

Why did the rulers of Portugal want to explore?

• New Route to Asia

• Easier Access to West African Gold

• To beat Columbus

• To rule the world

What are the primary cash crops of the Southern colonies?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Corn

• Tobacco

What were Christopher Columbus’ two promises to Queen Isabella of Spain?

• To conquer the native people

• To bring Christianity to any land he found

• To destroy all local plants

• If he found a way to Asia then Spain would become wealthy through this new trade

An interchange of disease, plants, animals, and technology between the New World and Old World is...

• The New World Exchange

• The Columbian Exchange

• Trade

• The Old World Exchange

True or False: Columbus discovered America

• True

• False

This colonial region was known for its shipbuilding and fishing industries

• Middle

• New England

• Southern

• French