Quiz: European Exploration and Settlement

Which Italian explorer believed he could reach Asia by sailing west but landed in the Caribbean?

• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Henry Hudson

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs with the help of American Indian allies?

• Hernan Cortes
• Robert de La Salle
• Francisco Pizarro

Which Spanish conquistador captured the Inca leader Atahualpa and demanded ransom?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Samuel de Champlain
• John Rolfe

What was the name of the peaceful fishing community enslaved by Columbus?

• The Taino
• The Powhatan
• The Iroquois

What was the exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between Europe and the Americas called?

• The Columbian Exchange
• The Northwest Passage
• The Silk Road

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus and his colonization of the Americas?

• Spain

• France

• England

Which of the following was NOT one of the consequences of Spanish contact with American Indians?

• Diseases like smallpox wiped out populations
• American Indians were enslaved and forced to mine gold

• They became business partners in the fur trade

What was the main crop that made Spain wealthy in the Caribbean?

• Sugar
• Tobacco
• Potatoes & Corn

What type of labor did Spanish settlers turn to after Native populations died from disease?

• Enslaved Africans
• Indentured servants
• Hired English laborers

Conquistadors were best described as which of the following?

• Soldiers

• Traders

• Merchants