
Conquest of the Americas Quiz
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Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who led an expedition to Mexico in 1519?
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de León
Hernán Cortés
Moctezuma
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the capital city of the Aztec empire?
Mexico City
Tenochtitlán
New Spain
Florida
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which disease weakened the Aztecs, aiding Cortés in their defeat?
Influenza
Malaria
Smallpox
Measles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did Spain control the Aztec empire and name it New Spain?
1519
1535
1540
1539
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who claimed present-day Florida for Spain in 1513?
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de León
de Soto
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Juan Ponce de León searching for in Florida?
Gold
Silver
Fountain of Youth
New Spain
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who traveled as far as the Mississippi River in search of gold in 1539?
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de León
de Soto
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