Spanish Colonization Quiz

What is a conquistador?

• A Spanish official appointed to rule land

• A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas

• A journey undertaken by a group of people

• A military post in an area under Spanish control

What does the term "expedition" refer to?

• A settlement founded to spread Christianity

• A journey undertaken by a group of people

• Travel undertaken to discover new resources

• State-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

What is the role of a viceroy?

• A military post in an area under Spanish control

• A Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World

• A settlement founded to spread Christianity

• Travel undertaken to discover new resources

What is a mission in the context of Spanish colonization?

• A journey undertaken by a group of people

• A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

• A Spanish explorer searching for wealth

• A military post in an area under Spanish control

What is a presidio?

• A Spanish official appointed to rule land

• A military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

• A journey undertaken by a group of people

• State-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

What does "colonization" mean?

• Travel undertaken to discover new resources

• A Spanish explorer searching for wealth

• State-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

• A settlement founded to spread Christianity

In the 1400s, why were Europeans looking for new trade routes to India and East Asia?

• To explore new lands

• To avoid high fees from the Ottomans

• To find gold and silver

• To spread their culture

Who suggested that sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean could be a water route to Asia?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

In what year did Columbus leave Spain with his three ships?

• 1492

• 1500

• 1485

• 1498

What were the names of the three ships Columbus used on his voyage?

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Mayflower, Santa Maria, Pinta

• Nina, Mayflower, Santa Maria

• Pinta, Mayflower, Nina