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WorksheetsU.S. History Explorer's Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To serarch for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
The explorerers want to become famous.
2.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
3.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
4.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
5.
This explorer was looking for a way to go west from Europe to find Asia. Instead he discovered a famous river and explored the area around NYC. Who is it?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Henry Hudson
6.
What ancient empire did Pizarro conquer?
a)
Navajo
b)
Incans
c)
Aztecs
d)
Egyptians
7.
Which continent did our explorers all come from?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
8.
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
a)
Magellan
b)
Cortes
c)
Columbus
d)
Vespucci
9.
I was the first guy to finally realize that Cabot and Columbus were NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land. America was named after me.
a)
Vespucci
b)
Polo
c)
Balboa
d)
Magellan
10.
What are the 3 G's?
a)
Gold, Glory, God
b)
Gold, Good, Glamour
c)
Tripple G the Boxer
d)
Gold, Grains, Grit
11.
The ___ Exchange was when people, ideas, and products were brought from the old world to the new world and the new world to the old world.
a)
Asian
b)
Columbian
c)
European
12.
He was an Icelandic explorer and the first known European to have discovered North America
a)
John Cabot
b)
Leif Erikson
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Robert LaSalle
13.
What caused many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
Spoiled Food
c)
Spoiled Meat
d)
War with Europeans
14.
What type of diseases did the Europeans bring to America?
a)
Cancer
b)
Ebola
c)
Cancrum Oris
d)
Smallpox
15.
Hernan Cortes and his men conquered the _________________ empire
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Olmec
d)
Maya
16.
Why were explorers trying to get to Asia?
a)
Sugar, spices, silk
b)
Sugar, spices, silicone
c)
Sugar, silk, salvation
d)
Spices, salvation, silk
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