Exploration and Early Colonization

A time when explorers traveled to distant lands in search of resources and riches was called

• The Age of Exploration

• The Age of Navigation

• The Middle Ages

• The European Age

In 1490 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to sponsor whose expeditions?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

Who learned from Columbus and became interested in finding a shorter route across the ocean?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• King Ferdinand

American Indians make up what percent of the population in the United States today?

• 25%

• 50%

• 5%

• 1%

What word means a person who conquers and was given to Spanish soldiers who explored and conquered lands around the world?

• Explorer

• Conquistador

• Navigator

• Conflict

The Aztec people were friendly to Cortes because they believed him to be who?

• King Ferdinand

• Francisco Pizarro

• Quetzalcoatl

• Moctezuma II

Who attacked the Inca Empire and took over the capital of Cusco in 1533, ending the Inca Empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

What is the oldest permanently settled city in the continental US?

• St. Augustine

• Santa Fe

• California

• Boston

Who was Jamestown named after?

• John Smith

• Queen Isabella

• Powhatan

• King James I

Jamestown encountered much hardship and began to turn on one another, many starved to death. Because of this the winter of 1609-1610 became knows as what?

• A time of growth and rebuilding

• "Hurricane Time"

• "Starving Time"

• A time of war