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WorksheetsChapter 3 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Europeans who made the first settlement in North America
a)
Vikings
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
British
2.
Vasco Nunez de Blaboa was the explorer who.....
a)
Saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time
b)
Saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time
c)
Saw the Indian Ocean for the first time
d)
Saw the Arctic Ocean for the first time
3.
The captain who lead his crew around the world.
a)
Leif Erickson
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Juan Sebastian del Cano
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
4.
The first explorer to sail around the southern tip of South America
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Leif Erikson
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
5.
Europeans wanted goods such as _________________________ from Asia.
a)
fruits, vegetables, meat
b)
wood, metal, iron
c)
silk, spices and gold
d)
gold, iron, fish
6.
Magellan proved that you can sail _____________ to reach the Indies.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
7.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, but he sailed for which country.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Netherlands
8.
Christopher Columbus wanted to sail ____________ to reach Asia.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
9.
What was one product that went from the west (Americas) to the east (Europe)?
a)
diseases
b)
cows
c)
emeralds
d)
maize
10.
What was a product that went from the east (Europe) to the west (Americas)?
a)
turkeys
b)
beans
c)
horses
d)
maize
11.
How did Christopher Columbus get the money that he needed for his voyage to the New World?
a)
King Henry VII of England
b)
King John II of Portugal
c)
King Frederick III of Italy
d)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella from Spain
12.
How did Cortes and his small Spanish army defeat the huge Aztec empire?
a)
The Aztecs surrendered immediately.
b)
The Spanish had better weapons and help from the natives that lived there.
c)
Cortes and his army had help from other Spanish conquistadors.
d)
Cortes did not defeat the Aztecs. They lived peacefully together in one city.
13.
What is a large piece of land that the Spanish government gave to its colonists to rule?
a)
acreage
b)
land plot
c)
encomienda
d)
missionary
14.
Which explorer explored Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Francisco Coronado
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Hernando Cortes
15.
What do you call a settlement ruled by another country?
a)
colony
b)
encomienda
c)
expedition
d)
conquistador
16.
Who was the Catholic missionary that stood up for Indian rights?
a)
Pope John Paul II
b)
Giovanni de Verrazzano
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Bartolome de las Casas
17.
What do you call a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs?
a)
priest
b)
missionary
c)
Evangelist
d)
nun
18.
What is the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean that began after Columbus arrived in the Americas called?
a)
Seeds of Change
b)
The Grand Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
The Silk Road
19.
How did the voyages of Christopher Columbus differ from earlier voyages to the Americas?
a)
He was the first explorer to leave a written record of his journey.
b)
He reached Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
c)
He was the first explorer to sail from Europe to the Americas.
d)
His voyages led to trade between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
20.
Which of the following helped Spanish conquistadors defeat the Aztec empire?
a)
The conquistadors outnumbered the Aztecs.
b)
The Aztecs were weak from fighting among themselves.
c)
A large number of Aztecs died from European diseases.
d)
A large number of Aztecs fled the empire.
21.
Which of the following statements is TRUE of European life in the 1500s?
a)
Most European rulers permitted freedom of religion.
b)
In England, Separatists dominated other religions.
c)
In France, Catholics and Protestants lived peacefully together.
d)
Most European rulers supported established churches.
22.
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
to establish laws for the general good
b)
to ensure that only Pilgrims governed
c)
to establish a state religion
d)
to persecute those with certain beliefs
23.
The Spanish borderlands were located
a)
in present-day Spain.
b)
from present-day Florida to present-day California.
c)
in present-day South America.
d)
in present-day Panama.
24.
Western European nations sent explorers in search of a northwest passage to find
a)
a shorter route to Canada
b)
a direct route to North America.
c)
a land route across North America
d)
a direct water route to Asia.
25.
Which of the following is a reason that the Pilgrims were able to survive early hardships in their settlement?
a)
They built sturdy wooden houses.
b)
They farmed all year long.
c)
Native Americans helped them.
d)
Other colonists sent them supplies.
26.
What was the historical significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
It established an official state religion.
b)
It began a tradition of military rule in the English colonies.
c)
It began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies.
d)
It declared Virginia�s independence from Great Britain.
27.
Which of the following was a challenge faced by the Jamestown colonists?
a)
disputes with the Spanish over gold mines
b)
the king's refusal to grant a royal charter
c)
disease spread by mosquitoes
d)
rivalry with the Dutch over the fur trade
28.
Which of the following was one result of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Religious tolerance spread throughout Europe.
b)
Religious differences increased rivalries between nations.
c)
The influence of the Catholic Church increased.
d)
Europe united under one Protestant church.
29.
Which of the following goods from had a direct impact on the way in which Native Americans battled Europeans?
a)
cocoa
b)
bananas
c)
cows
d)
horses
30.
What were the three kinds of settlements in New Spain?
a)
pueblos, presidios, and missions
b)
pueblos, presidios, and encomiendas
c)
missions, presidios, and peninsulares
d)
peninsulares, creoles, and mestizos
31.
How did Virginia's population change after 1619?
a)
Women and Africans arrived in greater numbers.
b)
A large number of Puritans settled at Jamestown.
c)
An outbreak of malaria killed most of the settlers.
d)
A group of Dutch Separatists arrived from the Netherlands.
32.
How did Bartolome de Las Casas attempt to help Native Americans?
a)
He petitioned for shortening their workday in the mines.
b)
He convinced Spanish merchants to sell Native American goods around the world
c)
He asked the king of Spain to enact laws prohibiting their enslavement.
d)
He convinced the Spanish government to grant encomiendas to settlers.
33.
What was one effect of the failure to find a northwest passage to Asia?
a)
Western European nations founded South American colonies.
b)
Western European nations stopped trading with Asia.
c)
Western European nations made use of North American resources.
d)
Western European nations abandoned the idea of exploration.
34.
How did most European states treat people who did not follow the established religion?
a)
They tolerated them.
b)
They ignored them.
c)
They encouraged them.
d)
They persecuted them.
35.
What was one result of the infighting among the Incas over control of their own government?
a)
They split into two empires.
b)
They eventually developed a strong government.
c)
They lost their empire to the Spanish.
d)
They formed an alliance with Spain.
36.
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the fur trade in North America in the 1600s?
a)
It failed to bring in enough money and was abruptly stopped.
b)
It caused Native American tribes to unite against the Europeans.
c)
It became the most profitable economic activity of Jamestown.
d)
It led to conflict between New France and New Netherland.
37.
What did the signers of the Mayflower Compact agree to do?
a)
join the Church of England
b)
grant female colonists the right to vote
c)
make and obey laws for the good of the colony
d)
seek peaceful relations with Native Americans
38.
What assembly established a tradition of representative government in the English colonies?
a)
the House of Burgesses
b)
the Great Council
c)
the House of Commons
d)
the House of Lords
39.
Which of the following is one reason that the Plymouth Colony succeeded?
a)
The colonists had brought large stores of food with them.
b)
Squanto taught them how to grow native food crops.
c)
Friends in England sent them new supplies of food.
d)
The colonists knew how to catch eels in nearby rivers.
40.
How did Christopher Columbus's voyages inspire Europeans?
a)
Europeans saw the potential for bringing Native American workers to Europe.
b)
Europeans saw the opportunity to establish a democracy.
c)
Europeans saw the opportunity to gain religious freedom in the new lands.
d)
Europeans saw the potential for settling and gaining riches from the new lands.
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