Chapter 5 History Alive Quiz

Many explorers sought out the _______________ or a route across the northern part of North America.

• Conquistador

• Colon

• Contagious Disease

• Northwest Passage

How is a colony different from other palces 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.

Which explorer was NOT sponsored by Spain?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortez

This person found the Grand Canyon and Rio Grande.

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

A community ruled by another country is called a....

• Conquistador

• Colony

• Contagious Disease

• Northwest Passage

Where did Explorers hope the Northwest Passage would lead them?

• Down the entire lenght of the Mississippi River

• Across the ice of the North Pole.

• Through North America to Asia

• THe edge of Earth

La Salle explored which river...

• Hudson

• Colorado

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi

Which explorer was looking for the fountain of youth?

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Juan Ponce De Leon

• Christopher Columbus

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?

• They were forced to work as slaves in mines.

• They got tired of giving European settlers free food.

• They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.

• They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia is called the...

• Northwest Passage

• Conquistador

• East Indies

• Conquistador