WorksheetsEuropean Colonization
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What country was NOT part of the European Colonization of the Americas?
France
Germany
Spain
England
What does circumnavigate mean?
travel one place to another
cross the prime meridian
cross the equator
travel around the world
Where did Columbus think he had landed?
Asia
America
India
Brazil
What continents made up the "New World"?
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Which explorer has a river and bay in New York named after him?
Drake
Columbus
Hudson
Champlain
The first European to see the Pacific Ocean was
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Coronado
Which explorer landed in and then named Florida?
Pizarro
Balboa
Ponce de Leon
Columbus
What continents made up the "Old World"?
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Who are the Americas named after?
Columbus
Vespucci
Champlain
none of these
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
to establish trading posts
to find a water route to Asia
to exchange ideas with native peoples
to explore North and South America
What are the 3 Gs that motivated the European Explorers to explore the "New World"?
(a)
What is the Columbian Exchange?
(a)
