Unit 2 Early Colonization of the Americas

Which Native American group of people did Hernan Cortes conquer in 1519?

• The Inca

• The Aztec

• The Timucuan

• The Calussa

Which Native American group of people did Francisco Pizzaro defeat in South America?

• The Inca

• The Aztec

• The Timucuan

• The Calussa

Which part of the world did corn originate?

• The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)

• The New World (North America, South America)

Which part of the world did wheat originate?

• The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)

• The New World (North America, South America)

Which of these foods is from the New World?

• bananas

• grapes

• pumpkins

• coffee

Many European countries sent explorers to the Americas to continue to search for this route to Asia.

• The Southwest Passage

• The Spice Route

• The Northwest Passage

• The Faster Route

What was one of the main causes of Native American deaths after being introduced to the Europeans?

• starvation

• disease

• over crowded cities

• war with neighboring tribes

What were the French eager to set up in the Americas?

• new settlements to relieve overcrowding

• slave trade

• farms to grow food to send back to France

• fishing and fur trade

What do we call the exchange of goods between the Old World and the New World?

• The European Exchange

• The Silk Road

• The Spice Route

• The Columbian Exchange

In 1673, two explorers, Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, explored this waterway with Indigenous help because they hoped it would be the long-sought Northwest Passage. 

• Mississippi River

• St. John's River

• St. Lawrence River

• Ohio River