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Exploration of the Americas

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did success in mercantilism depend on?
a)
Controlling the slave trade
b)
Having a perfect balance of trade
c)
Gaining as much gold and silver as possible
d)
 Salutary Neglect
2.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
3.
What were the three reasons for European exploration?
a)
Game, God, Glory
b)
Glory, Fame, and God
c)
God, Glory, and Gold
d)
Gifts, Greatness, Glory
4.
What is considered the "New World?"
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
The Americas
d)
Africa
5.
What was the purpose of European exploration?
a)
To find a sea route to Asia.
b)
To expand the Silk Road.
c)
To take back the Holy Land.
d)
To find a land route to Africa.
6.
The Italian sailor who explored the Americas for Spain was…
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
7.
The trading of ideas, culture, people, goods, and diseases between Europe and the New world came to be known as...
a)
Triangular Trade.
b)
the Middle Passage.
c)
the Columbian Exchange.
d)
Mercantilism.
8.
In which economic system does a government attempt to accumulate gold and silver by gaining a favorable balance of trade?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Socialism
9.

Why did Europeans want to find a water route to India?

a)

They did not have the technology to travel to India by land

b)

To avoid dangerous or expensive land routes that were controlled by the Ottoman Empire

c)

They were unable to continue living in Europe

d)

They were motivated to have a really nice and relaxing vacation

10.
What European country first explored and colonized North and South America?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Great Britain
11.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was ______ founded in _______ .  
a)
St. Augustine / 1565
b)
Jamestown / 1607
c)
Plymouth / 1620
d)
San Antonio / 1718
12.

This Area of the U.S. is referred to as

a)

The Dust Bowl

b)

The Great Plains

c)

The Western Plains

13.

What is the name of the river indicated on the map?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Colorado River

14.

Which river is indicated on the map?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Ohio River

15.

Which River is Referred to in this Image?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Columbia River

16.
Which state of US is the biggest?
a)
Texas
b)
Maryland
c)
Alaska
d)
Oklahoma
17.

Where is Yellowstone?

a)

Idaho

b)

Montana

c)

Wyoming

d)

All of the above

18.

The United States is considered a _______________.

a)

Continent

b)

City

c)

State

d)

Country

19.

How many states in the United States border the Pacific Ocean? (This is tricky.)

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

6

20.

Which body of water lies between Alaska and Russia?

a)

Alaskan Sea

b)

Bering Sea

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

21.

What physical feature is outlined in the red box?

a)

West Indies

b)

Greenlandic Islands

c)

Japan

d)

Aleutian Islands

22.

What body of water is this?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Gulf of California

d)

Atlantic Ocean

23.
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Lake Winnipeg
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Lake Michigan
24.
a)
Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains
25.

What mountain range is this?

a)

Sierra Madre Oriental

b)

The Sierra Nevadas

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Baja Mountains