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WorksheetsColumbus and the Americas
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 49mins
A large area of land
admiral
claim
journal
continent
Before _______________, mapmakers (cartographers) drew ___ continents on maps of the World.
(a)
Asia, __________________, and _________________, were the only continents on the map before 1492. - Check 2 answer choices.
Europe
Atlantic
Africa
Indies
Columbus thought that he could sail a ship across the _________________ ocean to find a shorter route to the ________________. -Check 2 answers.
Pacific
Atlantic
Africa
Europe
Indies
The highest ranking Navy officer.
Sailor
Admiral
Crew
Deck
A daily record of what a person dos, thinks, and feels.
journal
claim
explore
colony
To travel to little known places.
journey
trip
explore
voyage
to take ownership of
claim
explore
colony
continent
A place ruled by another country
continent
colony
journey
voyage
A trip is known as a _________ or __________. Check 2
deck
journey
voyage
hold
The part of the ship where goods are stored.
hold
deck
captain's quarters
sails
The floor of a ship that is exposed to the air and is where the sailors work, eat, and sleep.
hold
deck
captain's quarters
sails
Check 4 items - What did Europeans want from the Indies?
Who agreed to pay for Columbus's voyage to find a shorter route to the Indies?
The King and Queen of England
The King Heath and Queen Pleacher of SHCSD
The King and Queen of Spain
His parents
What were the names of the 3 ships used in the first voyage that Columbus captained?
Nina, Mary, and Paul
Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Nevin, Polly, and the Santa Claus
New wave, Pop, and Salsa
Columbus claimed San Salvador for what country?
Spain
England
United States
Italy
What did Columbus call the Taino and why?
Americans, he thought he landed in South America.
Indians, he thought he landed in the Indies.
Natives, he thought they were savages.
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella name Columbus after he returned from his first voyage?
Ambassador of the Indians
King of San Salvador
Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Captain of the Santa Maria
Check all that apply. Why did Columbus keep two journals?
So his men did not know how far they were from home.
To keep track of his actual miles.
To keep his men calm
none of the answers are correct.
Check all that apply. Why was it so hard to get sailors for the voyage with Columbus?
They were afraid of sea monsters.
They were afraid of terrible storms.
It was easy to get sailors. Columbus had to turn men away.
They were worried about being far from their homes.
What were the men planning to do if they had not sighted land in three days?
Throw a party and eat lots of fish
Throw the compass into the ocean, since it was not working.
Throw Columbus overboard.
Jumped into the ocean and swim back to Spain
What did Europeans bring to the Americas?
Check all that apply. What goods were traded by the Native Americans?
In ________, Columbus sailed the ________ blue.
(a)
