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Social Studies- Chapter 3- Early Explorers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A conquistador is ......

a)

something that is helpful or gained

b)

The general direction of the wind

c)

a conqueror, a explorer from Spain

2.

A galleon is .....

a)

a large Spanish trading ship

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

a settlement that is ruled by a faraway government

3.

A wind pattern is

a)

a settlement that is ruled by government

b)

the general direction of the wind

c)

the value of something given up in order to gain something

4.

A colony is ...

a)

a settlement that is ruled by a faraway government

b)

something that is helpful or gained

c)

the general direction of the wind

5.

A mission is...

a)

a Spanish fort

b)

a farming community in Spanish California

c)

a religious settlement

6.

A peninsula is...

a)

land that has water around it

b)

a large Spanish trading ship

c)

a Spanish fort

7.

A cost is...

a)

something that is helpful or gained

b)

the value of something given up in order to gain something

c)

a stream of water that moves through the ocean

8.

An ocean current is...

a)

A stream of water that moves through the ocean

b)

A usual way of doing things

c)

A mayor of a town in Spanish California

9.

A missionary is...

a)

A mayor of a town in Spanish California

b)

A settlement that is ruled by a faraway government

c)

A person who teaches a religion to others

10.

A presidio is ...

a)

A farming community in Spanish California

b)

A Spanish fort

c)

A religious settlement

11.

An alcalde is...

a)

an open square where people can gather

b)

a mayor of a town in Spanish California

c)

a Spanish fort

12.

A pueblo is...

a)

A Spanish fort

b)

a large Spanish trading ship

c)

a farming community in Spanish California

13.

A plaza is...

a)

a religious settlement

b)

an open square where people may gather

c)

a usual way of doing things

14.

A custom is...

a)

a usual way of doing things

b)

a farming community in Spanish California

c)

a person who is new to the Catholic faith

15.

A benefit is...

a)

the value of something given up in order to gain something

b)

a large Spanish trading ship

c)

something that is helpful or gained