Worksheetsconquistadors and triangle trade
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizarro
c)
Atahualpa
d)
Montezuma
2.
Which modern country includes land that was part of the Inca Empire?
a)
Peru
b)
Brazil
c)
Panama
d)
Venezuela
3.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
4.
Cortes was a _________ ?
a)
Chef
b)
Conquistador
c)
Teacher
d)
King
5.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
d)
corn,beans, squash
6.
What is the term that refers to the trading voyages between Europe, Africa, and the Americas in which slaves were traded for raw goods or money?
a)
Big box retail
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Market economics
d)
Feudalism
7.
The majority of slaves were brought to the Americas to…
a)
work on plantations
b)
work on railroads
c)
work on building houses
d)
work building ships
8.
What did Cortes accomplish?
a)
He sailed around the world
b)
He conquered the Aztecs, stole their gold and silver, and claimed their land for Spain.
c)
He reached the Cape of Good Hope
d)
He enslaved Narnia so it was always winter and never Christmas.
9.
About how long was Spanish rule in Mexico after Cortes conquered the Aztec?
a)
3 years
b)
30 years
c)
3 months
d)
300 years
10.
Which conquistador led the expedition to conquer the Incans?
a)
De Soto
b)
Lamborghini
c)
Pizarro
d)
Coronado
11.
He was the leader of the 3 year voyage that was the first to circumnavigate the globe (go around the world):
a)
Paul McCartney
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Leif Ericcson
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