What was Columbus looking for when he sailed from Spain in 1492?

Exploration and Conquest Quiz

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Fabiola Jerez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the Americas
a new route to India
the Aztec empire
new fishing grounds
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Spain provided _____ to Columbus for his voyage.
funds
fuel
five ships
soldiers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought riches and power for himself and wealth and glory for Spain in the conquest of the Americas was called a _____.
commando
conquistador
missionary
settler
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Spanish priests and nuns began religious settlements called ______ in New Spain.
chapels
synagogues
missions
mosques
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A _____ is an official who rules in the name of the king or queen.
missionary
conquistador
viceroy
regent
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Guided by the Turk, Coronado set out to find Quivira, which was located _____.
in Palo Duro Canyon
on the Great Plains
in New Mexico
in East Texas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An expedition led by _____ became the first group of Europeans to reach the Mississippi.
Luis de Moscoso
Juan de Oñate
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Hernando de Soto
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