Colonization Quiz

A community ruled by another country is called a(n) [conquistador, contagious disease, East Indies, colony].

A(n) [colony, contagious disease, conquistador, East Indies] is a Spanish colonizer who came to the Americas in the 1500s.

Many colonizers sought out the [East Indies, Northwest Passage, contagious disease, colony], or a route across the northern part of North America.

A(n) [contagious disease, colony, East Indies, conquistador] is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.

Europeans called Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, the [colony, East Indies, Northwest Passage, conquistador].

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to what they called the East Indies?

• to practice fighting wars

• to study a different culture

• to send away their prisoners

• to get silks and spices

How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?

• It is ruled by another country.

• It was started many years ago.

• It is designed to be temporary.

• It has a very simple way of life.

Juan Ponce de León looked for

• the Seven Cities of Gold.

• a shortcut to Asia.

• a site for a mission.

• the fountain of youth.

Hernán Cortés fought against

• the Aztecs in Mexico.

• the Seminoles in Florida.

• the Incas in South America.

• the Mayas in Central America.

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?

• They were enslaved and forced to work in the mines.

• They got tired of giving European colonists free food.

• They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.

• They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.