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Spanish Colonization Quiz

Authored by Donald Moorehead

Social Studies

7th Grade

Spanish Colonization Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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