European Exploration in the Americas
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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Genesis Brito
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Around 1001, Vikings from Scandinavia explored the eastern tip of North America and settled briefly in (a) .
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Italian-born sea captain hired by Spain to find gold in the East Indies?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
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30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did Vasco Núñez de Balboa become the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
1513
1492
1522
1506
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4.
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30 sec • 1 pt
The first Spanish colony in the Americas was founded by Columbus in (a) .
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significant outcome of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition?
First circumnavigation of the Earth
Discovery of the Pacific Ocean
Founding of the first Spanish colony
Introduction of the Columbian Exchange
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6.
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The Columbian Exchange began in the (a) .
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT introduced to the Americas by Europeans during the Columbian Exchange?
Potatoes
Oranges
Pigs
Dandelions
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