US History Chapters 1-8 Review

Who was the first European explorer to reach North America in 1492?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Who was the first European explorer to have a crew that circumnavigated (sailed all the way around) the world?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Montezuma

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca?Montezuma

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Montezuma

Which English colony was "lost"? No one knows what happened to it.

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World, founded in 1607?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

• Hattiesburg

Why did the Pilgrims want to leave England?

• They wanted to be able to practice their religion freely

• England had a poor climate for growing crops

• They needed a long vacation with family members

Which colony was started by William Penn as a safe place for Quakers?

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Georgia

Which colony was started by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for Catholics?

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

Which colony was started by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors to get a fresh start?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland