European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas

Who accidentally discovered the Americas in 1492?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which European country was the first to conquer and colonize the new world?

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

Which European power controlled most of Central America and South America?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which four European countries explored and conquered most of the New World?

• Portugal, England, France, Spain

• Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark

• Ukraine, Belgium, Wales, Ireland

• Scotland, Ireland, France, and Belgium

Which colony was established as a buffer zone between British colonies and Spanish Florida?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North Carolina

During the colonial era, where did most of the immigrants to the Americas come from?

• Central and Eastern Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Western Europe

Who discovered North America 500 years before Columbus?

• Leif Erikson

• Erik Leifson

• Erik the Red

• Olaf Gunderson

500 years before the explorers, which Viking named Erik settled in Greenland?

• Olaf the Orange

• Erik the Red

• Gunnar the Green

• Magnus the Magenta

When we say the New World, we are referring to

• North America and South America

• Europe and Asia

• Middle East and Asia

• Australia

Which country controlled the largest land area of the colonial empires in the New World?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Portugal