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Exploration & Colonization Unit Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animal skin that is used for clothing or shelter

a)

cloth

b)

hide

c)

barter

d)

colony

2.

We have pencils that we can use to write. A pencil is a _________

a)

cash crop

b)

settlement

c)

culture

d)

resource

3.

A person who traps animals and gathers plants for food is a _______

a)

native

b)

hunter-gatherer

c)

missionary

d)

conquistador

4.

Someone who lives somewhere from birth is a ____________

a)

conquistador

b)

native

c)

merchant

d)

hunter-gatherer

5.

The beliefs, customs, and traditions shared by a group is the ________

a)

tribe

b)

profit

c)

culture

d)

trade

6.

HOW did the First People end up in North America?

a)

The crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to America.

b)

They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Australia to America.

c)

They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Africa to America.

d)

They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to Europe.

7.

WHY did the First People end up in North America?

a)

They were escaping wars in their homeland.

b)

A volcanic eruption destroyed their village.

c)

They were following migrating salmon.

d)

They were following herds of animals.

8.

What was the most important thing to the First People?

a)

nature

b)

education

c)

money

d)

trade with Asia

9.

A person who makes their living from buying and selling goods

a)

barter

b)

cash crop

c)

merchant

d)

profit

10.

A plant that is grown to be sold for a profit

a)

charter

b)

cash crop

c)

import

d)

frontier

11.

When you run a business, you should try to make money and earn a ________

a)

export

b)

barter

c)

import

d)

profit

12.

A person who travels for religious reasons

a)

missionary

b)

conquistador

c)

pilgrim

d)

ally

13.

To exchange goods for other goods

a)

profit

b)

merchant

c)

barter

d)

export

14.

A person who works for someone to pay back travel expenses

a)

debt

b)

cash crop

c)

merchant

d)

indentured servant

15.

The way to determine how to get somewhere when traveling in a boat

a)

charter

b)

navigation

c)

expedition

d)

frontier

16.

Money that is owed

a)

indentured servant

b)

debt

c)

barter

d)

profit

17.

The French and the Native Americans were…

a)

conquistadors

b)

slaves

c)

missionaries

d)

allies

18.

A settlement far from the country that rules it

a)

charter

b)

colony

c)

expedition

d)

pilgrim

19.

To send goods out to another country

a)

barter

b)

import

c)

export

d)

trade

20.

A journey with a special purpose

a)

navigation

b)

pilgrim

c)

charter

d)

expedition

21.

To bring goods in from another country

a)

barter

b)

import

c)

export

d)

trade

22.

A Spanish conqueror in the 1500s

a)

missionary

b)

conquistador

c)

pilgrim

d)

slave

23.

To force someone to work against their will

a)

enslave

b)

barter

c)

export

d)

import

24.

A large area with different groups controlled by one ruler

a)

frontier

b)

empire

c)

colony

d)

expedition

25.

A person who tries to persuade people to accept their religious beliefs

a)

pilgrim

b)

conquistador

c)

merchant

d)

missionary

26.

To take over or defeat by force

a)

barter

b)

triumph

c)

conquer

d)

enslave

27.

Why did the Europeans start to travel?

a)

to explore

b)

to spread Christianity

c)

to migrate

d)

to trade

28.

Where did the Europeans want to go to trade when they started to travel?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

America

29.

Check THREE goods the Europeans were hoping to get when they were first traveling

a)

animals

b)

spices

c)

gunpowder

d)

silk

e)

art

30.

Who inspired Europeans to start traveling to trade?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Jerusalem Taino

31.

When Columbus left Europe, where was he trying to go?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

32.

How did Columbus end up in the Americas?

a)

He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean trying to reach America and ended up in Asia.

b)

He sailed west trying to get to Asia from the other side and ended up landing in America (which he didn't know was there).

c)

He sailed west trying to get to Asia from the other side and ended up landing in America (which he knew was there).

d)

He sailed west trying to get to Africa from the other side and ended up landing in America (which he didn't know was there).

33.

Why was the Columbian Exchange important?

a)

Europeans and Natives got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).

b)

Europeans and Columbus got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).

c)

Asians and Europeans got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).

d)

Asians and Natives got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).

34.

What did the Spanish conquistadors want when they came to the Americas?

a)

horses

b)

silk

c)

wheels

d)

gold

35.

How did the Native People first respond to the Conquistadors?

a)

Natives built walls to keep conquistadors out.

b)

Natives abandoned the city and left it for the conquistadors.

c)

Natives invited the conquistadors into the city and gave them gifts.

d)

Natives game out of the city and negotiated with the conquistadors.

36.

What were the Spanish missionaries trying to do in the New World?

a)

Make money in the fur trade

b)

Find the Northwest Passage

c)

Spread Christianity

d)

Take over the land

37.

Why were Europeans searching for the Northwest Passage?

a)

They wanted to find a new land route to Asia.

b)

They wanted to find an all-water route to Asia.

c)

They wanted to find an Ice Bridge to Asia.

d)

They wanted to find an all-water route to Africa.

38.

Did the Europeans find the Northwest Passage?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

What TWO things did Europeans (French & Dutch) find while searching for the Northwest Passage?

a)

gold

b)

new bodies of water

c)

fish

d)

tobacco

40.

Which European group became allies with the Native Americans?

a)

Spanish

b)

Conquistadors

c)

French

d)

English

41.

What TWO goods were exchanged in the fur trade?

a)

fur

b)

gold

c)

firearms (guns)

d)

hides

42.

What are TWO challenges that were faced by English settlers?

a)

starvation

b)

unprepared for winter

c)

no place to fish

d)

zombies

43.

What cash crop was grown by Jamestown settlers?

a)

cotton

b)

rice

c)

indigo

d)

tobacco

44.

What was the relationship like between the settlers at Jamestown and the Powhatan tribe?

a)

They became allies

b)

They fought over land

c)

The Powhatan tribe taught the settlers how to hunt, fish, and farm

45.

Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

a)

They wanted religious freedom.

b)

They wanted to make money from cash crops.

c)

They wanted to find gold.

d)

They wanted land to gain more power.

46.

Where did the Pilgrims live in the New World (town and colony)?

a)

Jamestown, Virginia

b)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

c)

Plymouth, Virginia

d)

Plymouth, England

47.

In order to help the pilgrims, what THREE THINGS did the Native Americans teach them to do?

a)

build

b)

hunt

c)

gather

d)

farm

e)

fish

48.

Why did the Spanish decide to colonize the Americas? Choose all that apply.

a)

gold

b)

religious freedom

c)

land

d)

make money from trading

e)

make money from tobacco

49.

Why did the French decide to colonize the Americas? Choose all that apply.

a)

gold

b)

religious freedom

c)

land

d)

make money from trading

e)

make money from tobacco

50.

Why did the English decide to colonize the Americas? Choose all that apply.

a)

gold

b)

religious freedom

c)

land

d)

make money from trading

e)

make money from tobacco

51.

Good or bad effect?

Europeans and Natives gained new foods, animals, and ideas through the Columbian Exchange.

a)

good

b)

bad

52.

Good or bad effect?

Europeans found more water routes.

a)

good

b)

bad

53.

Good or bad effect?

Aztec and Inca empires were destroyed.

a)

good

b)

bad

54.

Good or bad effect?

Europeans brought diseases and natives died.

a)

good

b)

bad

55.

Good or bad effect?

French found new places to fish.

a)

good

b)

bad

56.

Good or bad effect?

French and Natives became allies.

a)

good

b)

bad

57.

Good or bad effect?

French made money from the Fur Trade.

a)

good

b)

bad

58.

Good or bad effect?

Spain took gold and land from the natives.

a)

good

b)

bad

59.

Good or bad effect?

Native leaders were killed.

a)

good

b)

bad

60.

Good or bad effect?

Many natives were enslaved.

a)

good

b)

bad

61.

Good or bad effect?

Some explorers went searching for the Northwest Passage and were never seen again.

a)

good

b)

bad

62.

Good or bad effect?

English made money from cash crops like tobacco.

a)

good

b)

bad

63.

Good or bad effect?

English set up their own governments.

a)

good

b)

bad

64.

Good or bad effect?

Pilgrims became allies with Natives who taught them to hunt, farm, and fish.

a)

good

b)

bad

65.

Good or bad effect?

Many English colonists died because they were unprepared for the New World.

a)

good

b)

bad

66.

Good or bad effect?

English and Natives fought over land.

a)

good

b)

bad

67.

Good or bad effect?

Natives lost land and died from diseases.

a)

good

b)

bad