Explorers and Conquests

What was the initial goal of Columbus's voyage in 1492?

• To reach Africa

• To reach Asia

• To reach Antarctica

• To reach Australia

Who explored the eastern coast of South America and labeled the lands as a new world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer reached the Pacific Ocean, providing Europeans with new knowledge about the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortés

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

What did Amerigo Vespucci claim the lands he explored were?

• The East Indies

• Asia

• The Americas

• Australia

Who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1519?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando Cortés

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

What term describes people with mixed Spanish and Native American blood?

• Conquistadors

• Mestizo

• Encomienda

• Plantation

In the 1530s, which European nation possessed Brazil?

• Spain

• Portugal

• Italy

• France

Where did Coronado explore in his expeditions?

• Mexico

• Peru

• The United States

• Brazil

Who led the opposition against the encomienda system?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortés

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

• Francisco Pizarro

What Pueblo leader led a rebellion against Spanish rule in New Mexico?

• Montezuma II

• Atahualpa

• Popé

• Coronado