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Unit 2 Test review: Exploration & Colonization

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a conquistador?

a)

Official who governs land for the king or queen

b)

Spanish system of forcing Native Americans into Slavery

c)

Spanish Conqueror

2.

Who is Hernan Cortez?

a)

Led fighting against Indians

b)

Wanted to conqueror Peru’s Inca Empire

c)

Slave Trader

3.

Who was Francisco Pizarro?

a)

Wanted to conqueror Peru’s Inca Empire

b)

Person who came to North America for religious freedom

c)

Official who governs land for the king or queen

4.

The "New World" is also referred as......

a)

Africa

b)

The Americas

c)

Europe

5.

What was the Triangular Trade?

a)

Trade routes between Europe, West Indies and Africa where goods are exchanged for Slaves

b)

Fastest way to get to the New World (The Americas)

c)

Trading between Africa and Europe

6.

Why did Pilgrims leave England for North America?

a)

looking for jobs

b)

wanted religious freedom

c)

wanted to move to New Spain

7.

What is a viceroy?

a)

Spanish conqueror

b)

Person who came to North America for religious freedom

c)

Official who governs land for the king or queen

8.

Who was a Pilgrim?

a)

Person who came to North America for religious freedom

b)

Official who governs land for the king or queen

c)

Led fighting against Indians

9.

What is Encomenda?

a)

Spanish system of forcing Native Americans into Slavery

b)

Official who governs land for the king or queen

c)

Spanish Conqueror

10.

Why did the southern tip of Africa became known as the Cape of Good Hope?

a)

it opened the way for a sea route to Asia

b)

it was a holy site for Christians

c)

it had peaceful blue waters