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Columbus and the Age of Exploration: Impact on Native America

Columbus and the Age of Exploration: Impact on Native America

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Geography, Social Studies

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video discusses Columbus's 1492 voyage, which marked the beginning of European exploration in the Americas. Sponsored by European monarchs, explorers sought new trade routes to Asia. Columbus's journey led to the Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing new lands between Spain and Portugal. The arrival of Europeans had devastating effects on Native American populations, primarily due to diseases like smallpox. The Columbian Exchange introduced new goods and technologies, reshaping societies. Despite the negative impacts, some Native cultures benefited from metal tools and weapons.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Columbus's primary goal when he set sail in 1492?

To discover a new continent

To establish a new colony

To prove the world was flat

To find a faster route to Asia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

A treaty that ended the war between Spain and Portugal

A peace treaty between Native Americans and Europeans

An agreement dividing the New World between Portugal and Spain

A trade agreement between Europe and Asia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the main motivations for European explorers following Columbus?

Land, power, and resources

Peace, trade, and diplomacy

God, gold, and glory

Science, technology, and exploration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Columbian Exchange?

A cultural exchange program between Europe and America

A trade route between Europe and Asia

The exchange of goods, diseases, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds

A treaty between European nations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary cause of the decline in Native American populations after European contact?

Famine and drought

War and conflict

European diseases

Overpopulation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of Native Americans is estimated to have died due to European contact?

70%

100%

50%

90%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Pilgrims find when they arrived in Plymouth in 1620?

A European settlement

A deserted island

A thriving Native American village

An empty village due to disease

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