Unit 1: Colonial America Review

Which group of people from Europe got to America before Columbus?

• Vikings

• Spanish

• Africans

Why did European countries seek a water route to Asia in the 1450s?

• They were searching for new land.

• The Silk Road closed.

• They wanted to visit South America.

What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?

• England

• Spain

• France

What year did Columbus land in America?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1776

How did Columbus treat the Natives?

• Violently

• With kindness

• He never met Natives

Who was the first European to realize America was a new continent?

• Christopher Columbus

• St. Brendan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Where did smallpox come from?

• America

• Europe

• Africa

Why did so many Natives die from smallpox?

• No immunity

• They worked too hard

• Starvation

What is the name of Spain’s land in America?

• North America

• New England

• New Spain

What was the Spanish system of enslaving Natives called?

• Encomienda System

• Middle Passage

• Columbus System