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Worksheets19-20 Chapter 2 - Exploring the Americas
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
This country was the first to find a sea route to Asia.
Portugal
Spain
England
France
Which explorer was able to conquer the Inca empire?
Pizarro
Cortes
Columbus
Da Gama
Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
France
England
Spain
Netherlands
Hernan Cortes sailed for which European country?
France
Portugal
Spain
England
Which of the following ships did NOT belong to Christopher Columbus?
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
Isabella
Hernán Cortés landed on the east coast of present-day country?
Mexico
Brazil
Bahamas
Belize
England, France, and the Netherlands were hoping to find a _________ passage to Asia.
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Which European country established presidios, pueblos, and missions?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
Why did Europeans look to the sea for new trade routes?
Thieves were a danger along the Silk Road.
They were bored.
The Ottoman Empire cut off their access to land routes.
They loved boats.
Which explorer’s voyage took the greatest length of time?
Magellan
Vespucci
Columbus
Ponce de León
Which country claimed number 1?
France
Spain
Britain
Portugal
By the time the period of European exploration began, most maps included the Americas.
True
False
The Southern tip of Africa was renamed from the "Cape of Storms" to the "Cape of Good Hope" by Portugal's King John.
True
False
Queen Isabella hoped to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
True
False
Spain, Portugal, and other European countries were in competition to find _______________.
a sea route to the Indies
new food crops
the United States of America
a way to keep the British out of the Americas
Spices were valuable because they were used ______________.
as medicine, food preservatives, and flavorings
to help sailors navigate on the high seas
to fund Columbus' voyage to the Americas
as the basis of the Columbian Exchange
The compass allowed sailors to _______________.
measure the positions of the stars
tell which direction was north
discover the North Pole
predict when cloudy weather would occur
Columbus thought he had landed in the Indies, but he really landed _______________.
in Spain
in Portugal
on a Caribbean island
near the Pacific Ocean
What happened to the Aztec and Inca Empires?
Spanish explorers conquered them and shipped their gold back to Spain.
They united against the Spanish and forced them to leave the Americas.
They united with the British and French explorers to fight against Spanish conquistadors.
The Aztec Empire conquered the Inca Empire.
St. Augustine was ____________.
a mission in southeastern Florida
conquered by the French, under the command of Jean Ribault, during a hurricane in 1565
the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States
he name of the first Spanish colony in the Americas
The colony in North America set up by the Dutch and run by the Dutch West India Company was called _____________.
Manhattan
New York
New Netherland
New Colony
A new form of Christianity in Europe was ______________.
Protestantism
Reformation
Germanism
Catholicism
Because Britain defeated the Spanish armada, ______________.
the British could start colonies in North America
the Spanish no longer controlled the seas
Spain did not overthrow Protestantism in Britain
all of these are correct answers
The Dutch gave the Manhattoes people _____________.
spices
the choice to become citizens of New Netherland
the right to be tenant farmers on Manhattan Island
trade goods for Manhattan Island
Spanish explorers are known as:
Conquestors
Conquistadors
Congress
Convicts
Hernan Cortez conquered the powerful ________empire.
Asian
Inca
Inuit
Aztec
Who's army conquered the Inca Empire?
Christopher Columbus'
Juan Alvarez's
Francisco Pizarro's
Hernan Cortes'
What three things did most conquistadors hope to accomplish?
A route to Asia, sail around the world, create maps
Acquire riches, claim land for Spain, convert Native Americans to Christianity
Build monuments, farm crops, trade goods
Set up markets, learn to speak English, start a family
