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WorksheetsExplorers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is income?
a)
Money you earn.
b)
Money left after expenses are paid.
2.
Why did people want to come to the americas?
a)
To get away from the king & queen.
b)
To start a new life.
c)
To explore and become famous.
d)
To go with Columbus.
3.
If you came to the Americas and weren't a good farmer, what might happen to you?
a)
Go into debt/slavery.
b)
Go home.
c)
Your sheep die.
d)
Your cows die.
4.
Who paid for the explorers to journey? (At the beginning.)
a)
Themselves
b)
Trading companies
c)
Kings & Queens
d)
Everyday people
5.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?
a)
Curiosity
b)
Wealth
c)
Fame
d)
Fun
6.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?
a)
National Pride
b)
National Debt
c)
Foreign Goods
d)
Religion
7.
What is a risk of being an explorer?
a)
Finding riches.
b)
Finding goods.
c)
Finding nothing.
d)
Finding people.
8.
What is a reward of being an explorer?
a)
Fame
b)
Slavery
c)
Debt
d)
Fun
9.
Why did Kings & Queens send explorers out?
a)
To expand their empire.
b)
To expand their wallet.
10.
How did Columbus impact the natives?
a)
He took them.
b)
He gave them lots of weapons.
c)
He gave them expensive goods.
d)
He took their kids.
11.
Columbus found Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Spanish explorers treated the natives well.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Spanish explorers killed many natives.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Columbus & Morning Girl both thought each other were foolish.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What part of the United States were the spanish exploring?
a)
Southeast & southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
West
16.
What countries were exploring?
a)
Spain, England, France, Dutch
b)
Spain, England, France
c)
France, England
d)
Spain, England
17.
Which of the following is NOT a spanish conquistador?
a)
Columbus
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
18.
Who discovered the Americas and had them named after him?
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Coronado
d)
Soto
19.
People thought Columbus was crazy because sailing across the Atlantic meant...
a)
He'd sail off the earth.
b)
He'd find a new route to Asia.
c)
He'd die on the trip.
d)
He'd get lost without a map.
20.
Are you ready for the test?
a)
Yeah!
b)
Kind of.
c)
Not really.
d)
I haven't studied at all.
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