Age of Exploration Quiz

What empire was conquered by Cortes?

• Apache
• Shoshone
• Apache
• Aztec

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

The area in blue was colonized by which country?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Dutch

The Spanish quest for riches had what major impact on the Americas?

• Settling all of North America

• Positive relationships with the Aztecs and Incas

• Finding the Northwest Passage

• Destruction of the Aztec and Inca Empires

What statement best describes the GREATEST impact of the European settlement on Native Americans?

• European settlers introduced tools and weapons to the colonies and developed a trading system with the Native Americans

• European settlers introduced new diseases to the colonies and caused the Native Americans population to decrease substantially

• European settlements introduced Christianity to the colonies and converted the Native American population

• European settlers introduced slaves to the colonies and ended the need for Native American labor

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• To establish trading posts

• To find a water route to Asia

• To exchange ideas with the Native peoples

• To explore North America and South America

Slaves in North America were ___________________________________. 

• shipped to the colonies to work because there were no jobs in their countries
• only slaves when they were adults
• owned as property for life with no rights
• allowed freedom after paying for their passage

What was one effect of the Columbian Exchange on European society?

• A variety of new food items were introduced

• Horses were acquired for the first time

• The population decreased due to disease

• The Christian Church was eliminated

Which statement is supported by the graph?

• Slavery didn't exist before 1500

• Slavery was most widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark and Holland

• Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less harsh than those in the United States

• Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish Americas

What is the most appropriate title for this map?

• The Industrial Revolution

• Imperialism in America

• The Age of Discovery

• Triangular Trade