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WorksheetsExploration and Colonization Revi
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1517 Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
One of the new developments that made exploration possible was a navigation tool called a(n)
a)
Compass
b)
Caravel
c)
Carrack
d)
Depth Finder
3.
The Portuguese wanted to explore the world because they
a)
Wanted more land
b)
Wanted to rule the world
c)
Needed new trade routes
d)
were curious
4.
The first land that Columbus reached was an island in the Caribbean which he named
a)
The Bahamas
b)
San Salvador
c)
Tierra
d)
The West Indies
5.
Columbus called the people he encountered
a)
Asians
b)
Salvadorans
c)
Indians
d)
Spaniards
6.
Columbus mapped the coastline of which of the following?
a)
Central America
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
North America
7.
Hernán Cortés destroyed the powerful empire of the
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Olmec
8.
Which man and his army conquered the Inca?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Montezuma
9.
Juan Ponce de León landed on the mainland of North America in search of
a)
Salves
b)
Food
c)
The Fountain of Youth
d)
The Northwest Passage
10.
Which was an essential part of the economy of the Spanish colonies?
a)
Native American Laws
b)
Priests
c)
Salve Labor
d)
Corn
11.
After the arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of
a)
Disease
b)
Exposure to heat
c)
Overcrowded Conditions
d)
Starvation
12.
The Dutch and English who explored and settled in America were mostly Catholics.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The relationship between the French and the Native Americans in New France was unfriendly and threatened the way of life of the Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The French founded the city of New Orleans in 1718.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The Protestant Reformation was
a)
A New Government
b)
A study of scientific ideas
c)
A religious movement
d)
idea of the Catholic Church
17.
Who was the first explorer from France to reach North America?
a)
Giovanni da Verrazano
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Louis Joliet
d)
Samuel de Champain
18.
To find a passage through the Americas, the Dutch hired
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert de La Salle
19.
Who was focused on fur trade?
a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Spanish
20.
New France was located
a)
along the St. Lawrence River
b)
in the Caribbean
c)
in Louisiana
d)
on Manhattan Island
21.
21. The fact that South America was a separate continent was discovered by______.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Balboa
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
22.
Explorers in the 15th century thought that the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ran together and did not know that _______ lay between them.
a)
Africa
b)
Spain
c)
The Americas
d)
Europe
23.
Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas for the county of _______.
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
America
d)
France
24.
The word "Pacific " means ______in Spanish.
a)
Peaceful
b)
West
c)
Carrack
d)
Sea
25.
The ________helped make long voyages possible because it was large enough to carry the necessary supplies for the trip
a)
Carrack
b)
The Americas
c)
Spain
d)
Nina
26.
A Presidio is a
a)
Spanish Religious Community
b)
Spanish Explorer
c)
Spanish Fort
d)
Spanish Town
27.
Spanish religious communities were called
a)
Presidio
b)
Pueblos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Missions
28.
Spanish towns in the Americas were called
a)
Pueblos
b)
Missions
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Presidio
29.
What was the Spanish upper class called?
a)
Predidio
b)
Mission
c)
Pueblo
d)
Peninsulares
30.
What is a Spanish explorer?
a)
Pueblo
b)
Conquistador
c)
Presidio
d)
Peninsulares
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