European Exploration Quiz

What was the main reason for European exploration of the Americas?

• To find new lands for farming

• To acquire resources and wealth

• To spread religion

• To escape wars in Europe

What trading route was threatened by the rise of the Ottoman Turks?

• The Atlantic Ocean route

• The Silk Road

• The North Sea route

• The Spice Route

Who accidentally discovered the Americas in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

Which empire did the Spanish conquer between 1519 and 1521?

• The Inca Empire

• The Aztec Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Mongol Empire

Which area was NOT colonized by the Spanish?

• Florida

• Brazil

• California

• Texas

What was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?

• Plymouth

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• New Amsterdam

Which colony was established by the Pilgrims in 1620?

• Maryland

• Plymouth

• Georgia

• Carolina

What was New York originally called before becoming an English colony?

• New England

• New Jersey

• New Netherland

• New France

Which group settled Pennsylvania in the 1680s?

• The Puritans

• The Quakers

• The Dutch

• The French

From which regions did most immigrants to the U.S. come during the colonial era?

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• Northern and Western Europe

• Asia and Africa

• The Caribbean