WorksheetsUnit 2A: Effects of Exploration
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
How did the Encomienda system affect Native Americans?
They were paid to work in Spanish gold mines
They lost their land and were forced to work for the Spanish
If they worked for the Spanish for a few years they could keep their land
Approximately how many Africans were impacted by the TransAtlantic Slave Trade?
1.2 million people
6 million people
12.5 million people
Which of the following was an effect of Exploration?
The desire to trade with Asia
The search for a Northwest Passage
Decline of the Native American population
The sharing of ideas, food and diseases between the New World and Old World is called?
Columbian Exchange
Mercantilism
Encomienda
Which explorers searched for a Northwest Passage?
Champlain and da Gama
Hudson and Verrazano
Columbus and Magellan
The journey that Africans were taken on across the Atlantic Ocean in slave ships was called...
Middle Passage
Encomienda
African diaspora
Which of the following best describes effects of exploration?
God, Gold and Glory
The Columbian Exchange and the slave trade
Find a faster sea route to Asia
What caused the large decline in the Native American population in the 1500s?
famine from lack of food
the harsh climate
European diseases
Which tool best helped a sailor to figure out his latitude (position North or South of the Equator)?
Caravel
Astrolabe
Compass
New York was explored by which pair of explorers?
Verrazano and Champlain
Columbus and Vespucci
Cortes and Champlain
Which tool best helped an explorer determine the direction he was traveling?
Caravel
Astrolabe
Compass
Which country created the encomienda system to convince Europeans to settle in the New World?
Portugal
Brazil
Spain
Mexico
Which region of the Americas received the largest number of Africans into the slave trade?
North America
The Caribbean and South America
Central America
Which of the following was a positive effect of exploration for Native Americans?
Encomienda
Working in gold and silver mines
Horses from Europe
Smallpox
Which lands did Columbus encounter in the "New World"?
Cuba, the Bahamas and Hispaniola
North America
Greenland and the coast of Maine
The triangular sails on this tool helped explorers traveling in stormy seas.
Astrolabe
Compass
Caravel
What was a positive effect of exploration for Europeans?
The Encomienda System ended
Deaths from war and dangerous travel
Became wealthy from natural resources and free labor
Which of the following is a CAUSE, (not an EFFECT) of exploration?
European countries created colonies
New trade routes were created
European nations were looking for a faster sea route to Asia
Christianity was spread to Native Americans and Africans
