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Latin History in the Americas

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first European explorer to arrive in the Americas (new world) was:

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

2.

Which explorer invaded South America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

3.

Which explorer invaded Mexico?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

4.

Which explorer invaded the islands in the Caribbean?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

5.

Which explorer invaded North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

6.

Which country was invaded by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which country was invaded by Francisco Pizarro?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which country was invaded by Hernan Cortes?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

The people that were living in the West Indies (the Caribbean), when Columbus arrived.

a)

The Taino

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Inca

10.

The people that were living in Mexico when Cortes arrived.

a)

The Taino

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Inca

11.

The people that were living in South America when Pizarro arrived.

a)

The Taino

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Inca

12.

The capital city of the Incan Empire.

a)

Cuzco/Cusco

b)

Tenochtitlan

13.

The capital of the Aztec Empire.

a)

Cuzco/Cusco

b)

Tenochtitlan

14.

Disease spread by Europeans in the Americas. Led to the deaths of MILLIONS of Natives.

a)

Chicken pox

b)

Small pox

c)

Measles

d)

Dysintary