European Exploration in the Americas

Who is believed to be the first European to visit North America?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer from Venice inspired further European exploration by writing about his adventures?

• Hernán Cortés

• Marco Polo

• Henry the Navigator

• Moctezuma

Who made the Spanish aware of the Americas and took control of several Caribbean islands?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Leif Erikson

• Hernán Cortés

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A network of missions in the New World

What was the impact of smallpox on indigenous populations?

• It improved their immunity

• It killed up to 90% of the population

• It had no significant effect

• It was used as a form of currency

Who was the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish arrival in Mexico?

• Hernán Cortés

• Moctezuma

• Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the primary goal of missionaries during the colonization period?

• To establish trade routes

• To convert indigenous people to Christianity

• To conquer new lands

• To find new spices

Who was the first European to successfully sail to India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

America is named after which merchant and explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco Da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• An agreement dividing territory between England and France

• A treaty that ended the Hundred Years' War

• An agreement that divided up the territory in the new world between Spain and Portugal

• A peace treaty between the Dutch and the English