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Columbus

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Social Studies

5th Grade

Columbus
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Columbus call the native people he met Indians?

He thought he had landed in India.

He thought he had landed in Japan.

He thought he had landed in China.

It was just a thing he was trying out.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is FALSE?

Columbus thought he had landed in India.

Columbus claimed new land for Italy.

Columbus sailed to the New World 4 times.

Columbus believed the Earth was round.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Columbus took 4 voyages to the New World. What is a VOYAGE?

A trip

A ship

A long time ago

An ocean

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Christopher Columbus was looking for a new ROUTE to the Indies. What is a ROUTE?

A ship.

A way to get someplace.

A vegetable.

A spice.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Columbus do after he landed in the New World?

He sailed to the area that is now the United States.

He sailed to India and the rest of Asia.

He left the native people alone.

He forced some of the native people into slavery.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Columbus want to find a new route to the Indies?

He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silks back to Spain.

He wanted to learn new languages and learn about different cultures.

The old route was too fast and no one was enjoying it anymore.

He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silks to the Indies.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This explorer was imprisoned for his cruel treatment of the Native Americans.

Balboa

Hudson

De Soto

Columbus

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