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Explorers and Conquistadors in California

Authored by Elisa Sanchez

History

4th Grade

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Explorers and Conquistadors in California
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the sailor from Spain who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

Christopher Columbus

Hernán Cortés

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Francis Drake

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were European explorers searching for in the 1500s?

A way to reach Asia

New trade routes to Africa

Gold and new lands in North America

Spices and goods from the Americas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which conquistador conquered the Aztec people of present-day Mexico in 1521?

Christopher Columbus

Hernán Cortés

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Francis Drake

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Hernán Cortés name the lands he took from the Aztecs?

New Spain

Alta California

Baja California

Philippines

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who became the first European sailor to visit Alta California?

Christopher Columbus

Hernán Cortés

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Francis Drake

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country captured some Pacific islands rich in spices and named them the Philippines?

Spain

England

Mexico

United States

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did Queen Elizabeth I of England send to the Americas to keep treasure away from Spain?

Christopher Columbus

Hernán Cortés

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Francis Drake

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