US History Unit 1

How did the first people get to America?

• Beringia Land Bridge

• Asia Land Bridge

• Sailed over on ships

The first people of America came from what continent?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

What event made it possible for Europeans to explore the world?

• Reformation

• Crusades

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

Which country financed Christopher Columbus's voyage?

• Portugal

• France

• England

• Spain

In 1492 who sailed the ocean blue?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco De Gama

• Dias

• Hernando Cortes

What were the reasons for European exploration?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• All of the above

What were the European explorers looking for?

• Gold in the City of Cibola

• Defeat the Aztec in Mexico

• The Americas

• An all water route to Asia

This explorer led conquistadors on a mission to defeat the Incan empire

• Francisco Pizarro

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

This explorer led a campaign to conquer the Aztec people of Mexico

• Francisco Pizzaro

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the hemispheres.

• Globalization

• Columbian Exchange

• Confrontation

• Assimilation