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Exploration

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pánfilo de Narváez drowned when his boat washed out to sea.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Panfilo de Narvaez was searching for what?

a)

Aliens

b)

The Holy Grail

c)

Gold

d)

Native Americans

3.
Which explorer wrote books and stories about his adventures and the riches of Asia?
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Marco Polo
4.
The purpose of Columbus's voyage was to
a)
find out if the Earth was flat.
b)
find out if America had gold.
c)
find out if there was a passage through North America.
d)
find a short water route to Asia.
5.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
6.
What is a conquistador?
a)
A Spanish cowboy
b)
A priest who came to America.
c)
A King or Queen.
d)
A Spanish soldier and explorer.
7.
Which Spanish expedition was the first to reach the Mississippi River?
a)
Cortes
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
De Soto
d)
Alvarado
8.
A Spanish soldier-adventurer who was sent to the New World to   claim land and find natural resources were known as
a)
travelers
b)
soldiers
c)
explorers
d)
conquistadores
9.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration?
a)
Geography
b)
God
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
10.

Which of the following are the three G's of Exploration?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Grace

e)

Greed

11.

Who are the "Big Three" European nations colonizing the Americas?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

12.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Countries in the 'Old World' were coming to the 'New World' for Wealth and Economic Gain"

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

13.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Nationalism and desire for gold pushed people to want fame and power for their homeland."

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

14.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the 'New World.' "

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

15.

Christopher Columbus discovered the America's first.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Who were the ones to actually discover the Americas?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Africans

c)

Spaniards

d)

Viking

17.

Who sponsored Columbus's expeditions?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

America

d)

Netherlands

18.
Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 
a)
country
b)
city
c)
continent
d)
state
19.
What is the Spanish word for conqueror?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
20.

What is America's first colony (started in 1565)?

a)

St. Augustine, FL

b)

Jamestown, VA

c)

Roanoke, NC

d)

Plymouth, MA

21.

Enslavement, land taken away, death, and war were -

a)

Effects of exploration on Native Americans

b)

Social reasons for exploration

c)

Effects of expedition to Asia

d)

Spanish exploration of France

22.

Where was Hernando from

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

russia

23.

what country hired him to explore

a)

North America

b)

Spain

c)

mexico

d)

france

24.

Where did He die

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Spain

c)

france

25.

What affect did Hernando have on the natives of the area

a)

He was very hostile to the natives and made them slaves

b)

he gave them gold

c)

he was nice

26.

The main reasons the Spanish explored North America was to

a)

fight the British

b)

spread Christainity

c)

find gold and riches

d)

build permament settlements

27.

The King of Spain chose Hernando de Soto to head to Florida and make a settlement.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

In 1538, de Soto led how many ships and men towards Florida?

a)

3 ships, 300 men

b)

5 ships, 500 men

c)

8 ships, 600 men

d)

10 ships, 700 men

29.

After a terrible battle with the natives, de Soto decided to return North and search for the gold he hadn't found. During his travels, he came across what river?

a)

Hudson River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Mississippi River

30.

Shortly after returning to the Mississippi River, de Soto fell ill with a fever and died.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Legend says that this conquistador was looking for the fountain of youth that held powers in the water that would keep a person young.

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Pedro Menendez

d)

Hernando Cortes

32.

Pedro Menendez was appointed by the King of Spain to what position?

a)

A mayor in the Pueblo villages

b)

An emperor to the Incan people

c)

A chief to the Native people of the Great Plains

d)

A governor of Florida

33.

After see the beautiful tropical flowers and plants, which conquistador gave Florida its name?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

Pedro Menendez

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

34.

how did he treat the native popultion ?

a)

as people and evenly

b)

never interacted to the natives

c)

treated them as slaves

d)

didn't really care about them

35.

did he get attackted by natives americans

a)

True

b)

False

36.

When did Juan Ponce De Leon start exploring

a)

1970

b)

1438

c)

2018

d)

1513

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