WorksheetsNew Empires in the Americas
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is an astrolabe?
An ancient navigation device.
A small, sturdy ship.
Sole Control
Military post
Why did Columbus call the inhabitants of Hispaniola "Indians"?
They were Native Americans.
They lived in the Caribbean.This is a wrong answer
He thought he had landed in the Indies.This is a correct answer
He thought he landed in the Bahamas.
What is a monopoly?
A game.
A town.
A Spanish soldier.
Sole Control.
What country financed Columbus' voyage?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
England
What country traded cloth, armor and guns for gold, ivory and slaves?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
England
Did Columbus make multiple trips to the New World?
Yes
No
What two countries established the "Line of Demarcation"?
Spain and England
Spain and Portugal
Spain and Italy
Spain and England
What country gained control of Africa?
Portugal
Spain
Italy
England
What is a "caravel"?
A small sturdy ship made to be fast and easy to manage
A small sturdy ship made to be slow and easy to manage.
A small sturdy ship made to be fast and hard to manage.
A large sturdy ship made to be fast and easy to manage
What Italian explorer sailed west from Europe in search of Asia?
Vespucci
Drake
Coronado
Columbus
Where is Columbus believed to have landed?
The Indies.
The Bahamas.
Cuba.
Florida
Which country gained control of Central America?
Spain
Portugal
Italy
England
Which country gained control of Brazil
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Ebgland?
Which country defeated the "Armada"?
Spain
Portugal
Italy
England
What did Bartolomeu Dias become the first to do?
Sail around the southern tip of Antarctic Cape of Good Hope.
Sail around the southern tip of Africa: Cape of Good Hope.
Sail around the southern tip of Africa: Cape of Good Luck.
Sail around the southern tip of Europe: Cape of Good Hope.
Who are the Americas named after?
Columbus
Cortes
Vespucci
Erickson
What ocean did Magellan's crew name?
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Arctic
What word means to sail completely around the world?
Charter
Circumnavigate
Strait
Presidio
What things did the Europeans bring back to Europe from the New World?
Diseases, tomatoes, potatoes and horses.
Corn, potatoes and tomatoes.
Corn, cattle, and tomatoes.
Wheat, potatoes and corn.
What things did the Europeans bring to the Americas?
Barley, tomatoes and corn.
Wheat, barley and diseases.
Wheat, horses and tobacco.
Diseases, tobacco and tomatoes.
Who is an example of a "seadog"?
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
What country created an "Armada"?
Spain
Portugal
Italy
England
What is "inflation"?
A decrease in prices.
Stability in prices
An increase in prices.
No changes in prices.
What is a "charter"?
Written permission to form a colony.
A narrow water passage.
Sole control.
A bank.
What is a"plantation"?
A large farm specializing in one crop.
A small farm specializing in one crop.
A large farm specializing in two crops.
A small farm specializing in two crops.
What country were the Conquistadors from?
Portugal
Mexico
Brazil
Spain
What words means "a narrow water passage"?
Caravel
Presidio
Strait
Mission
What word means "a military post"?
Strait
Mission
Charter
Presidio
What word means "a people who are captured and sold to other people"?
Encomiendas
Native Americans
Slaves
Conquistadors
True or False: Columbus thought he was in the Indies and called the people he met Indians.
True
False
True or False: The "Old World" included Europe, Asia and Africa.
True
False
What did priests build in order to convert American Indians to Christianity?
Presidios
Charters
Missions
Pueblos
Which of the following is not a Spanish explorer?
Vespucci
Cortes
Coronado
Pizarro
Who raided Spanish treasure ships?
Sea dogs
Conquistadors
Aztecs
Fur traders
What did the Protestant Reformation try to change?
The Catholic Church
Slavery
The economy
Exploration
True or False: The Encomienda System was good for American Indians.
True
False
True or False: The astrolabe and the caravel helped exploration of the New World.
True
False
True or False: Magellan died on his voyage around the world.
True
False
True or False: Jacques Cartier explored for Italy.
True
False
True or False: The Columbian Exchange helped the Old World.
True
False
