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WorksheetsThe New World - World History After Columbus
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country used the ideas of Rousseau to overthrow and guillotine their own King?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
2.
Colonists used the ideas of Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu to fight a war against England and start what country?
a)
United States of America
b)
United Arab Emirates
c)
The United Kingdom
d)
The People's Republic of China
3.
Which country began when slaves revolted against their masters?
a)
Jamaica
b)
Haiti
c)
Cuba
d)
Barbados
4.
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Jack G. Desmond
5.
Which thinker believed that there was a social contract between the government and its people that allowed the people to rise up against the government if the government misused its powers?
a)
John Locke
b)
James Madison
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
John Adams
6.
Who began the Columbian Exchange by sailing west to gain access to India but instead he discovered North and South America?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
John Smith
7.
Who conquered the Incas?
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Gonzalo Guerrero
8.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Gonzalo Guerrero
d)
John Smith
9.
What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
African Slavery
b)
Millions of Native Americans died after contacting the Europeans
c)
Old World diseases spread to the New World like small pox
d)
All of the Above
10.
What is a colony?
a)
A type of infectious disease
b)
A new organization of explorers that created a new set of rules for navigation
c)
A group of people or piece of land that is owned and operated by another country
d)
A new type of sailing vessel that made travel easier
11.
What has been a lasting problem for the people that were taken over by the Europeans?
a)
Poverty
b)
Hurricanes
c)
Flooding
d)
Droughts
12.
Who led the American Revolution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Thomas Jefferson
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