Discovery of the Americas

Discovery of the Americas

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Discovery of the Americas

Discovery of the Americas

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Christopher Columbus's original goal for his voyage?

To prove the world was round

To find a new western sea route to India

To discover a new continent

To conquer the Aztec Empire

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the island where Columbus first established a lasting Spanish colony?

Cuba

Borikén

San Salvador

La Española

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the indigenous people living on the island of Borikén (Puerto Rico) when Columbus arrived?

The Aztec

The Tlaxcalan

The Maya

The Taíno

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Spanish explorer who actually founded the first European settlement on the island of Puerto Rico?

Hernán Cortés

Diego Velázquez

Juan Ponce de León

Francisco de Córdoba

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary motivation for Spanish exploration in the New World?

To spread democracy

To find gold and wealth

To study new animals

To escape religious freedom

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The system of forced labor used by the Spanish against indigenous people was called the:

Encomienda system

Mestizo system

Columbian Exchange

Alliance system

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the most devastating factor that led to the collapse of indigenous populations in the Americas?

Superior Spanish weapons

A series of natural disasters

European diseases like smallpox

Constant warfare among themselves

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