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The New World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Beginning his voyage across the Atlantic, Columbus had three ships: The Nina, Pinta, and this ship which was the largest among the three.

a)

La Lavia

b)

Zabra

c)

Santa Maria

d)

Neptuno

2.

Today it's present-day St. Louis, but before it was one of the largest Mississippian cities in the Midwest.

a)

Tahlequah

b)

Shawano

c)

Mesa Verde

d)

Cahokia

3.

Known as the "Great Peace Maker", he along with Hiawatha founded the Iroquois Confederacy.

a)

Cochise

b)

Manuelito

c)

Metacomet

d)

Deganawida

4.

Being the earliest European settlement in the U.S, this city still holds a former masonry fort and Cathedral.

a)

Roanoke colony

b)

San Miguel de Gualdape

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Acadia

5.

Becoming the main economic drive in North America, this resource attracted competition among the French, British, and Dutch traders.

a)

Spice

b)

Gold

c)

Silk

d)

Fur

6.

As Spanish Friars sought to eliminate the nearby Pueblo Indian practices, a revolution took place that expelled the Spanish for this many years.

a)

12

b)

7

c)

3

d)

19

7.

Land given to officials by the British Royal Family(Most notably the King) were known as this:

a)

Royal Colonies

b)

Self-governing colonies

c)

Proprietary Colony

d)

Charter Colonies

8.

Dividing the world among the newly-discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese and Spanish Empires, the meridian was marked to the west of these closest islands.

a)

Falkland islands

b)

Cape Verde Islands

c)

Cagarras Islands

d)

Whitsunday Islands

9.

Established as one of the main sources of revenue for the Spanish monarchy, this tax included a 20% tex on the mining of precious metals.

a)

Quinto Del Rey

b)

Cabildo

c)

Beckham Law

d)

Diezmo

10.

The picture above depicts Native Indians of the Wampanoag tribe attacking a garrison house in this conflict.

a)

Beaver Wars

b)

Yamasee War

c)

Kieft's War

d)

King Phillip's War

11.

Horses introduced by the Conquistadors allowed greater hunting opportunities for the native tribes in this area.

a)

Great Basin

b)

Plains

c)

Southeast

d)

Plateau

12.

Considered to be the ancestors of most of the indigenous people of the Americas, this culture settled within the Great Plains and Great Lakes.

a)

Picosa

b)

Clovis

c)

Oshara Tradition

d)

Poverty Point

13.

The House of Burgesses once established acted as the representative for this colony.

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

14.

Within Hispaniola, Columbus came across this river he described having "sands abound in gold dust."|

a)

Rio Camu

b)

Yaque del Norte River

c)

Artibonite

d)

Rio Yuna

15.

The Great Lake tribes often sought peace with European settlers and even began a exchange program with the people of this colony.

a)

New France

b)

New Netherland

c)

New York

d)

Acadia

16.

Described in Sage of Erik the Red, this settlement located in the Vinland colony was a temporary settlement established by Thorfinn Karlsefni

a)

Straumfjörð

b)

Northmannia

c)

Kortrijk

d)

Garðarshólmi

17.

Being designated as "Admiral", she was named after the wife of Issac Johnson

a)

Talbot

b)

Ambrose

c)

Arbella

d)

Hopewell

18.

Being the most important items in the Columbian Exchange, both became staple crops throughout Europe.

a)

Squash and Pumpkins

b)

Tomatoes and Beans

c)

Peaches and Rice

d)

Potatoes and Maize

19.

Among the ships used to carry goods from and to the Americas, this particular one of Dutch design could be operated by a crew one-third the size used in English craft.

a)

Carrack

b)

Fluyt

c)

Sloop

d)

Bark

20.

Built by the French in the duration of the Seven Years' War, it later was replaced by Fort Pitt along with Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.

a)

Fort Duquesne

b)

Fort Beauharnois

c)

Fort Carillon

d)

Fort de Chartres