Q-1 Benchmark Test

     In 1519________ landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico. Within two years, Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire that had ruled the region. Vast amounts of Aztec gold made Cortés and Spain wealthy.

• Hernán Cortés

• Samuel Adams

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Thomas Gage

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Conquered and soon controlled most of the vast and wealthy Inca Empire

• Hernán Cortés

• Fransico Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• George Washington

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On April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (PAHN • say day lee • OWN) came ashore on the Florida coast. He claimed the territory for the Spanish crown.

• True

• False

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  Columbus had three ships—the Niña, the Pinta, and the larger Santa María. Columbus was captain of the Santa María, his flagship or lead ship. The three ships carried about 90 sailors and a six-month food and water supply.

• True

• False

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  England sent _____, an Italian, to look for a northern sea route to Asia in 1497._____ probably landed on the coast of present-day Newfoundland.

• John Cabot

• Giovanni de Verrazano

• Robert De la Salle

• Henry Hudson

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In 1682 _______ followed the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the region for France, calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV.

• John Cabot

• Giovanni de Verrazano

• Robert De la Salle

• Henry Hudson

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The Netherlands also wanted to find a passage through the Americas. The Dutch hired an English sea explorer and navigator _____ to look for it. In 1609 he discovered the river that now bears his name.

• John Cabot

• Giovanni de Verrazano

• Robert De la Salle

• Henry Hudson

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Massachusetts- Was founded in 1630 by John Winthrop with a charter government.

• True

• False

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Rhode Island- Was established in 1636 by Roger Williams with a charter government.

• True

• False

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New York- New York was founded in 1626 by Peter Minuit on Manhattan Island. According to legend, he paid local natives about $14 worth of trinkets for the land.

• True

• False

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