American Cultures I Ch. 2 Quiz

Columbus sailed West across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a new continent.

• True

• False

Without a doubt, Columbus was the first Westerner to set foot in the Americas.

• True

• False

Columbus set up his first settlement on the modern-day island of Haiti (an island he named Hispaniola).

• True

• False

Spanish colonizers that came to America were primarily interested in gold and wealth

• True

• False

Spanish Naval dominance came to an end in 1588 when the French defeated the might Spanish Armada

• True

• False

Hernan Cortes defeated the Incan empire in 1603.

• True

• False

The Spanish who came to settle the Americas were Catholic.

• True

• False

Spanish governors in the new world were called?

• Conquistadors

• Viceroy

• La Navidad

He was a Viking Explorer who explored parts of Northeastern North America in the 11th Century?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Leif Erikson

This was the name of the Flagship of Christopher Columbus that was accidently run aground and abandoned.

• Santa Maria

• Nina

• Pinta