
Discovery of the Americas
Authored by Michael Rodriguez
History
8th Grade
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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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