Effects of Europeans on Native People

Effects of Europeans on Native People

5th Grade

6 Qs

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Effects of Europeans on Native People

Effects of Europeans on Native People

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Easy

Created by

Laura Tracey

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6 questions

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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean from ​ (a)   in 1492, he hoped to reach eastern Asia. He thought he had done so when he landed on an island in the Caribbean Sea. In fact he had opened up to Europeans a new world with two ​ (b)   —North America and South America—and many islands. Many more ​ (c)   followed Columbus to the ​ (d)   Most were from Spain, Portugal, France, and ​ (e)  

spain
continents
Europeans
Americas
England

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Columbus

By the time of Columbus, Europeans had traveled to the East and explored many parts of ​ (a)   Many other Europeans admired the cloths, ​ (b)   and medicines that the explorers brought back with them. They wanted more of these goods. But the voyage to Asia was long and expensive. Educated Europeans knew that the world was ​ ​ (c)   they thought that by sailing west, they could find a ​ (d)   route to Asia.

Between 1492 and 1504, Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the ​ (e)   Ocean. Columbus reached Central and South America as well as the islands that are now called the West Indies. He never reached Asia, but his trips inspired many others to follow.

Asia
spices
round
shorter
Atlantic

3.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reorder the following

Many more Native Americans died from smallpox and other European diseases.

But Native Americans grew angry as Europeans took over more land.

Wars between settlers and Native Americans killed thousands.

The riches of the Americas attracted many early settlers, or colonists.

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

furs of animals

the riches Europeans took from South America and Mexico

gold and silver

the riches Europeans "discovered" in North America

tobacco corn beans squash potatoes

what some Europeans did to Native Americans

forced them to work as enslaved people

crops grown by Native Americans

5.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Explorer

,

(b) Product of the Americas

,

(c) effect of European invasion

,

(d) European Colonizers

Small Pox

Portugal

England

corn

columbus

Occupation of Land

fur

Enslavement

Spain

Jaques Cartier

Magellan

gold and silver

France

Forced moves

Henry Hudson

War

squash

beans

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

The forceful taking of someone’s land or

Missionaries

Staying on land without approval

Invasion

The meeting of two groups of people

Contact

People who originally inhabit a piece of

Occupation

People who travel to spread religion

Indigenous