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USH Unit 2 Review 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?

a)

a reduction in the European population

b)

a delay in future Spanish explorations

c)

a war between the Spanish and the French

d)

a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

2.

How did the Colombian Exchange affect many Native American groups?

a)

They grew in number.

b)

They died from diseases.

c)

They became prosperous.

d)

They were forced to move.

3.

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

a)

to trade with the native peoples

b)

to conquer a large empire for Spain

c)

to establish agricultural communities

d)

to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

4.

Who paid for Christopher Columbus’ explorations?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

c)

Henry VIII

d)

None of these.

5.

The Spaniards created the first permanent settlement in what is today the United State in...

a)

Seven Cities of Cibola

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

St. Augustine

d)

New Amsterdam

6.

The crew of which of the following explorers was the first to circumnavigate the world?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Leif Erikson

7.

One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that...

a)

these empires had no standing armies

b)

the Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Incas did

c)

the Spanish greatly outnumbered the Aztecs and Incas

d)

the Aztecs and Incas joined together to fight the Spanish

8.

The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of...

a)

crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions

b)

emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa

c)

wars between various native groups

d)

diseases introduced by the Spanish

9.

The main goal of the Inquisition was to make all people in Spain...

a)

follow the Catholic religion.

b)

be the same race.

c)

be tolerant of other religions.

d)

abandon the Catholic religion.

10.

Why did Columbus refer to the American natives as Indians?

a)

Because that is their name in their language.

b)

Because Columbus thought he landed in India.

c)

Because Marco Polo named them.

d)

Because the natives originally came from India

11.

What empire was conquered by Hernan Cortes?

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Anasazi

d)

Aztecs

12.

Why did Ponce de Leon come to explore Florida?

a)

To find slaves to bring back to Spain.

b)

To find gold and silver to make his kings and queens richer.

c)

To expand the Spanish empire by securing more land.

d)

To find the fabled "Fountain of Youth."

13.

He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Francisco Pizarro

14.

He explored Florida for Spain in the early 1500s

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes