Multiple-Choice Questions – Exploration & Consequences

What was the main reason Spain and Portugal wanted to explore new routes?

• A. To discover new animals in the Americas

• B. To spread Christianity to Native peoples

• C. To find faster trade routes to Asia for goods like spices and silk

• D. To build forts along the Atlantic coast

What did Christopher Columbus hope to find when he sailed west in 1492, and what did he actually discover?

• A. He hoped to find gold, but he found China.

• B. He hoped to find Asia, but he landed in the Americas.

• C. He hoped to find new crops, but he found Africa.

• D. He hoped to find spices, but he only found sugar.

What kinds of animals and foods were brought from Europe to the Americas, and what crops were shared from the Americas to Europe?

• A. From Europe: corn and tomatoes; From Americas: horses and cattle

• B. From Europe: wheat and sugar; From Americas: corn, tomatoes, potatoes

• C. From Europe: llamas and gold; From Americas: silk and spices

• D. From Europe: roads and mounds; From Americas: rice and wheat

How does the passage describe the Columbian Exchange? Why is it an important term to know?

• A. The Columbian Exchange was a war between Spain and Portugal.

• B. The Columbian Exchange was the sharing of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

• C. The Columbian Exchange was the building of mounds in Cahokia and roads in Cuzco.

• D. The Columbian Exchange was the treaty that divided land between Spain and Portugal.

What was the most serious consequence of exploration for Native peoples?

• A. They lost their trade routes to Asia.

• B. They were forced to build mounds and roads.

• C. Many died from diseases like smallpox and measles.

• D. They had to give corn and potatoes to Europeans.