Exploration and Colonization Quiz

What is a colony?

• A settlement in a new land under the rule of the home country

• A large city in Europe

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A religious building

What were the Crusades?

• A series of religious wars in the Middle East

• A type of ship used by explorers

• A new navigation tool

• A settlement in North America

What did Bartolomeu Dias accomplish in 1488?

• Sailed from Portugal to the southern tip of South Africa

• Discovered the Grand Canyon

• Defeated the Incas

• Named Florida

What did Columbus believe he had found in 1492?

• The East Indies

• The Grand Canyon

• The Gulf area

• The southern tip of Africa

What happened to Magellan in 1519?

• He was killed in the Philippines

• He discovered the Grand Canyon

• He defeated the Aztecs

• He named Florida

Who defeated the Aztecs in 1521?

• Cortes

• Pizarro

• DeSoto

• Columbus

What did DeSoto claim for Spain?

• The entire Gulf area and the lower part of the Mississippi River

• The Grand Canyon

• The southern tip of Africa

• The East Indies

Which of the following is an example of Spanish influence in the United States?

• Quebec

• Florida

• Vermont

• Brooklyn

Who was the French explorer that sailed for France in 1524 and landed in North Carolina?

• Cartier

• LaSalle

• Verrazano

• Marquette

Who founded the first French settlement in Quebec?

• Verrazano

• Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• LaSalle