Explorer Quiz - Lessons 4/5

A frontier is the far edge of a settled area.

• True

• False

Spanish conquistadors explored the frontier of North America. With each expedition they carried diseases which killed thousands of Native Americans. What else did the Native Americans die from due to Spanish exploration?

• starvation

• overwork

• both of these

• non of these

What is a missionary?

• A person that is forced to work against their will.

• The far edge of a settled area.

• A person who tries to persuade people to accept new religious beliefs.

• A company of business people.

What are two jobs enslaved workers performed in New Spain?

• They worked in the fields of encomiendas.

• They worked in the mountains.

• They worked as maids.

• They worked in the silver mines.and loaded silver onto ships bound for Spain

A ________ was a group of business people who paid for explorations.

• empire

• frontier

• merchant company

• expedition

What was the result of Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage?

• He found New York Harbor.

• He found Hudson Bay.

• He did not find the Northwest Passage.

• All answers are results of his search.

Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?

• They wanted to find gold.

• They wanted to find a shortcut to Asia.

• They wanted to find the New York Harbor.