WorksheetsSpain Explores the Americas
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did Christopher Columbus sail to North America?
a)
1530
b)
1492
c)
1519
d)
1429
2.
Where did Columbus think he was going when he left Spain?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
3.
What island did Columbus explore?
a)
San Salvador
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Cuba
d)
Haiti
4.
Who gave Columbus his ships?
a)
His mother and father
b)
He bought them at the store
c)
His friends
d)
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
5.
How many ships did Columbus take to North America?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Where was Juan Ponce de Leon from?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Portugual
d)
Italy
7.
Where did Ponce de Leon explore?
a)
San Salvador & Puerto Rico
b)
Florida & Mexico
c)
Mexico & Peru
d)
Puerto Rico & Florida
8.
Where did Ponce de Leon become the leader?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Florida
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
9.
Why did Ponce de Leon explore Puerto Rico?
a)
He wanted gold
b)
He wanted to find the Fountain of Youth
c)
He thought the native people (Taino) were very nice
d)
He liked the weather
10.
Why did Ponce de Leon explore Florida?
a)
He wanted gold
b)
He wanted to find the Fountain of Youth
c)
He thought the native people were very nice
d)
He liked the weather
11.
Who was Hernando de Cortez?
a)
An explorer for Spain
b)
The leader of Spain
c)
The leader of Puerto Rico
d)
An explorer for England
12.
Where did Hernando de Cortez explore?
a)
San Salvador
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Mexico
d)
Peru
13.
When did Cortez explore Mexico?
a)
1492
b)
1519
c)
1530
d)
1620
14.
Why did Cortez explore Mexico?
a)
He wanted gold
b)
He wanted to find the Fountain of Youth
c)
He thought the native people (Aztec) were very nice
d)
He liked the weather
15.
What happened in Mexico?
a)
Cortez became friends with the Aztec
b)
Cortez fought the Aztec and became the leader
c)
Cortez found the Fountain of Youth
d)
Cortez became a zombie
16.
Where did Francisco Pizarro explore?
a)
San Salvador
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Mexico
d)
Peru
17.
What were the native people of Peru called?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Iroquois
d)
Taino
18.
When did Pizarro explore Peru?
a)
1519
b)
1492
c)
1530
d)
1620
19.
Why did Pizarro explore Peru?
a)
He wanted gold
b)
He wanted to find the Fountain of Youth
c)
He thought the native people (Taino) were very nice
d)
He liked the weather
20.
What did Pizarro do in Peru?
a)
He fought the native people (Inca)
b)
He became friends with the native people (Inca)
c)
He was killed by the native people
d)
He became a zombie
21.
How did Ponce de Leon die?
a)
Native people killed him
b)
He got sick
c)
He fell in the Fountain of Youth
d)
A zombie ate him
22.
What is this place called?
a)
Mexico
b)
Spain
c)
Florida
d)
Peru
23.
What place is this?
a)
Mexico
b)
Spain
c)
Peru
d)
Puerto Rico
24.
What place is this?
a)
Mexico
b)
San Salvador
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Spain
25.
What small island is this?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Spain
c)
Mexico
d)
Peru
26.
Who became the leader of this place?
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Hernando de Cortez
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Christopher Columbus
27.
Who became the leader of this place?
a)
Hernando de Cortez
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
28.
Why did Juan Ponce de Leon want to find the Fountain of Youth?
a)
He wanted to be young forever
b)
He wanted to become old
c)
He wanted to fly
d)
He wanted to make friends
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