Quiz on European Settlements and Religious Movements

Who were the first Europeans to settle in North America in the 1500s?

• Protestants

• Roman Catholics

• Lutherans

• Anglicans

What movement did Martin Luther's ideas help launch?

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• The Industrial Revolution

What was the Spanish Armada?

• A fleet of trading ships

• A fleet of warships

• A group of explorers

• A religious council

What was the outcome of the defeat of the Spanish Armada?

• Spain gained control of the seas

• England lost its colonies

• The way was clear for the English to start colonies in North America

• The Spanish Armada became stronger

Which countries sent explorers to map the coast of North America in the 1500s and early 1600s?

• Spain, Portugal, and Italy

• England, France, and the Netherlands

• Germany, Russia, and Sweden

• China, Japan, and Korea

Who was the Italian explorer hired by France in 1524?

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni de Verrazzano

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

What did the English king Henry VIII establish in England?

• A Catholic nation

• A Protestant nation

• A Buddhist nation

• A Muslim nation

Who was the explorer that discovered the river now known as the Hudson River?

• Jacques Marquette

• Louis Joliet

• Henry Hudson

• Robert Cavelier de La Salle

What was the main interest of the French in North America?

• Establishing large cities

• Finding gold

• Natural resources like fish and furs

• Building railroads

Who were the two French explorers that traveled the Mississippi River in the 1670s?

• Henry Hudson and Robert Cavelier

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

• Peter Minuit and Jacques Marquette

• Louis Joliet and Henry Hudson