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Ch. 2 Exploration Test Review #2

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
a)
Columbus
b)
Magellan
c)
Cortes
d)
Ponce de Leon
2.

Which part of the Americas was explored by Robert La Salle?

a)

The Mississippi River Valley which he named Louisiana.

b)

Eastern Carolina

c)

The southwest of present day US

d)

Quebec

3.
Explorers from which country were most likely to build missions to teach about Christianity?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
4.
Which country's explorers established trading posts to trade fur?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
5.

Besides Spain, identify two other countries that established colonies in the New World.

a)

Russia, Sweden

b)

Germany, Belgium

c)

Italy, Portugal

d)

France, the Netherlands (Dutch)

6.

The series of religious wars that introduced Europeans to new products were called:

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Columbian Exchange

7.

Which native American civilization, located in South America, did the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquer?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Sioux

8.

The primary and initial goal of the early Portuguese explorers was to

a)

find a water route from Europe, around Africa and to India.

b)

discover new lands.

c)

explore the coast of North America.

d)

spread Christianity.

9.

Analyze the attached map. Which statement below best describes where the Spanish explored?

a)

The Spanish explored the southern part of North America, Central America and South America.

b)

The Spanish explored the northern part of North America.

c)

The Spanish explored the coast of the continent of Africa.

d)

The Spanish explored the Great Lakes region and Hudson Bay.

10.

Hernan Cortes is known for

a)

searching for a city of gold, silver, & jewels; claimed land for Spain.

b)

exploring Mexico and conquered the Aztecs.

c)

settling the island of Puerto Rico and searching for a fountain of youth.

d)

sailing to Florida with 10 ships and 700 men; led an expedition throughout the southeastern U.S.

11.

Francisco Coronado is known for

a)

exploring Mexico and conquering the Aztecs.

b)

traveling south along South America looking for a route to Asia; died in battle, but his crew sailed completely around the world.

c)

searching for the seven cities of gold.

d)

sailing to Florida with 10 ships and 700 men; led an expedition through the southeastern U.S.

12.

Which man was searching for a fountain of youth and settled the island of Puerto Rico?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

13.

a Spanish conqueror

a)

conquistador

b)

plantation

c)

patron

d)

caravel

14.

What is Encomenda?

a)

It gave Spanish settlers the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans living on their land.

b)

Official who governs land for the king or queen

c)

Spanish Conqueror

d)

the highest class in New Spain

15.

Choose the best answer. What did French settlers trade with Native Americans for?

a)

beaver furs

b)

elk hides

c)

corn and other vegetables

d)

fish

16.

This map shows the exploration routes of two European nations. For what were these countries searching?

a)

an advanced civilization with whom they could share technology

b)

a water route to Asia to make trading quicker and easier

c)

new plants that could be made into medicines

d)

the perfect territory on which to establish a new nation

17.
What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson all search for?
a)
the Fountain of Youth
b)
the Indies
c)
the Northwest Passage
d)
the Cities of Gold
18.

Which explorer claimed for the Dutch much of what is now the state of New York?

a)

Hudson

b)

Balboa

c)

De Soto

d)

Coronado

19.

What was the motivation for exploration?

a)

Write a book about it

b)

Gold, God, Glory

c)

Land, food, water

d)

Position in the government

20.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
a)
racism
b)
colony
c)
mercantalism
d)
ethnocentric
21.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Europeans were able to so easily defeat the American natives?

a)

The American natives were not trained fighters, thereby making them easy to defeat

b)

The superior weapons of the Europeans were of no match to the natives

c)

Many natives thought the Europeans were god-like, so they cooperated and did as they were told

d)

They brought diseases which the natives were not immune to

22.

Which of the following countries had the best relationship with the Native Americans, trading with them, and often living with them too?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

23.

This country established the colony of New Amsterdam in present-day New York City.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

The Netherlands (Dutch)

24.

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan empire

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Francisco Pizzaro

25.

This country defeated the Spanish Armada paving the way to colonization in North America.

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

The Netherlands (Dutch)

26.

Jacques Cartier claimed Montreal and Samuel de Champlain claimed Quebec for this country.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

The Netherlands

27.

Which of the following changes took place during the Renaissance?

a)

Europeans set up a system of Feudalism.

b)

People made new, practical discoveries.

c)

The Crusades began.

d)

he Vikings settled in North America.

28.

Which of the following was a result of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

The Catholic Church became more powerful.

b)

All European nations became Protestant.

c)

Religious differences increased rivalries between nations.

d)

religious tolerance spread throughout Europe.

29.

What were the three types of settlements in New Spain?

a)

Pueblos, presidios, and plantations

b)

Presidios, missions, and plantations

c)

Peninsulares, missions, and Pueblos

d)

Pueblos, presidios, and Missions

30.

Why were French colonists fur trappers rather than farmers?

a)

Fur trapping was more profitable than farming.

b)

Trapping was easier.

c)

The soil wasn't suited for farming.

d)

There were no markets to sell farm products.

31.

All of the following were reasons why Africans slaves replaced Native American slaves in the Spanish colonies EXCEPT

a)

Native Americans were dying from harsh working conditions and diseases.

b)

Africans were immune to European diseases

c)

Bartolome Las Casas suggested it.

d)

African Slaves were already Christians.

32.

How did the voyages of Christopher Columbus differ from earlier voyages to the Americas?

a)

His voyages led to trade between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

b)

He knew he found a new continent.

c)

He was the first to reach Asia across the Atlantic Ocean.

d)

He was the first to reach Asia across the Pacific.

33.

Dutch colonist, who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)

a)

Peter Minuit

b)

Peter Stuyvesant

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

John Rolfe