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WorksheetsHistory 2.13 European Exploration (Unit Test)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why did many Europeans in the 1400s want to find a way to get to East Asia?
Europe was overcrowded with too many people.
Europe had almost no natural resources left.
East Asia was known for its gold, jewels, and spices.
Europeans were adventurous people who liked to explore.
Why did Columbus think he had reached Asia when he landed in the Americas?
He believed the Indians who told him that he had reached Asia.
He miscalculated the size of the earth by more than half.
His instruments indicated that his location was 120° W longitude.
The land looked like the pictures he had of Asia.
Which statement explains why African slavery was introduced to the Americas?
The Indigenous population was reduced, so enslaved Africans were forced to work on the sugar plantations.
The Spanish conquered Africa and enslaved millions of African people.
The Spanish needed a large army to defeat the Indigenous peoples, and enslaved Africans were immune to diseases found in the Americas.
A potato famine in Africa forced millions of starving Africans into slavery.
Which statement is accurate about the Aztecs and the Spanish?
The Aztecs admired Spanish culture and adopted many of its customs.
The Aztecs had a complex civilization that was destroyed by the Spanish conquerors.
The Spanish learned how to ride horses from the Aztecs.
The Aztecs could not defend themselves against the Spanish because they had no government or cities.
Which Spanish conquerors are not accurately matched with the area they explored or conquered?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - western South America
Hernando Cortés - Mesoamerica
Hernando de Soto - southeastern United States
Ponce de León - Florida
Which conquistador is not matched correctly with the region he explored or conquered?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - southwestern United States
Hernando Cortés - western South America
Hernando de Soto - southeastern United States
Ponce de León - Florida
Which region is not correctly matched with the person who explored or conquered it?
western South America - Ponce de León
Mesoamerica - Hernando Cortés
southwestern United States - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
southeastern United States - Hernando de Soto
Which statement is an accurate description of the way the conquistadors treated Native Americans?
The conquistadors paid the Native Americans in gold to be allowed to travel through their lands.
The conquistadors believed it was their duty to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
The conquistadors opened schools for Native Americans where they taught them to care for their lands.
The conquistadors protected the Native Americans from outside invaders.
Which statement best describes the behavior of the conquistadors toward Native Americans?
The conquistadors robbed, enslaved, and killed Native Americans.
The conquistadors paid tribute to the Native Americans in exchange for safe passage through their lands.
The conquistadors allowed Native Americans to keep their own beliefs and religions as long as they paid their taxes.
The conquistadors tried to educate the Native Americans about the need to care for their lands.
Which statement is accurate about the behavior of the conquistadors toward Native Americans?
The conquistadors allowed the Native Americans to practice their traditional religions.
The conquistadors paid the Native Americans to allow them safe passage through Native American lands.
The conquistadors viewed the Native American lands as theirs for the taking.
The conquistadors tried to educate the Native Americans about the need to care for their lands.
How did the city of Santa Fe in the state of New Mexico begin?
as a sugar plantation
settled by gold seekers
as a French fort
founded as a Spanish mission
Which city in the United States was originally a Spanish mission?
Orlando
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Yuma
Which statement describes a reason for French exploration and colonization in North America?
They wanted to enslave the Native Americans and bring them back to France for labor.
They wanted to find a northwest sea passage to get to Asia.
French Catholics came to escape religious persecution.
French cattle ranchers wanted more land.
Which letter indicates the route taken by Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
A
B
C
D
Which letter indicates the route taken by Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto?
A
B
C
D
Which letter indicates the route taken by Spanish explorer, Ponce de León?
A
B
C
D
Which number indicates the area known as New France?
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map indicates the location of the Aztec Empire?
1
2
3
4
Which letter on the map indicates the routes taken by French explorers?
A
B
C
D
E
What happened during the Columbian Exchange?
Spanish explorers traded food for gold in Latin America.
Thousands of people from the Americas migrated to Europe.
Plants, animals, diseases, and people moved among continents.
Columbus returned to the Americas six times.
Which statement describes England's attempts at settlement in North America before 1600?
The first English settlements in North America were all successful.
Some early attempts at settlement succeeded and others failed.
Early attempts at English settlements failed.
The English weren’t interested in settlements in North America; they wanted to find a northwest passage to Asia.
How did Elizabeth I promote an English empire?
She hired Christopher Columbus.
She financed the Virginia Company.
She sponsored English exploration.
She opened a school for navigators.
Which statement describes a reason for French exploration and colonization in North America?
They hoped to be the first to claim land in North America.
French farmers needed better crop land.
Some French Protestants came to escape religious persecution.
They wanted to establish sugar plantations.
Why did the French explore and colonize parts of North America?
to enslave Native Americans as workers in France
to build cattle ranches
to establish a democratic republic
to look for gold and trap for furs
