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Exploration and Colonization Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The reason that Europe first began exploring was to find a sea route from Europe to where?

a)

Asia

b)

Antartica

c)

Africa

d)

North America

2.

The first country to begin exploring by sea was __________.

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

England

3.

Conquistadors were conquerors in the America's from what country?

a)

Fance

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

4.

________ was the conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.

a)

Columubs

b)

Magellan

c)

Da Gama

d)

Cortes

5.

The reasons that European countries wanted to explore and conquer the Americas were:

a)

gold

b)

god

c)

glory

d)

all of the above

6.

This explorer mistakenly discovered the America's in 1492, trying to find a faster sea route to India?

a)

Hudson

b)

Columbus

c)

Magellan

d)

Cortes

7.
All three colony areas (New England, Middle and Southern) were basically the same in how they made money and how their colonies ran. 
a)
True
b)
False 
8.
Name a current state from the Southern Colonies. 
a)
New York
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Georgia
d)
New Jersey 
9.
Name a current state from the Middle Colonies. 
a)
Virginia 
b)
North Carolina 
c)
Georgia 
d)
New York 
10.
Name a current state from the New England Colonies. 
a)
Georgia
b)
New Jersey
c)
North Carolina 
d)
Massachusetts 
11.
Who wanted to reform and/or purify the church? 
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
African Slaves 
d)
Separatists 
12.
Who wanted to break away from the church? 
a)
Dutch 
b)
Separatist 
c)
puritans 
d)
Pacifists 
13.
African Slaves were used heavily in the Southern Colonies because of the 
a)
immigration laws
b)
climate 
c)
Cash crops and plantations 
d)
pay 
14.
What cash crop was introduced to the colonists creating huge plantations and thousands of new settlers? 
a)
Tea
b)
corn 
c)
watermelon 
d)
tobacco 
15.
This document was created by the pilgrims before going ashore at Plymouth Rock. 
a)
Mayflower Compact 
b)
Act of Toleration 
c)
Magna Carta 
d)
Constitution 
16.
Who paid for their passage to the new world by agreeing to work without pay for a certain period of time? 
a)
students 
b)
African Slaves 
c)
Indentured Servants 
d)
Native Americans 
17.
The cash crop that saved Jamestown from economic and social collapse. 
a)
Sorghum
b)
Tobacco
c)
Maize
d)
Wheat
18.
The Triangular trade was a part of the Trans-Atlantic trade. What three continents were involved?
a)
North America, Europe, and Africa
b)
North America, Asia, and Antarctica
c)
South America, Europe, and Asia
d)
Europe, Asia, and South America
19.
What was the Middle Passage?
a)
The journey from America to Europe.
b)

The second leg of the Trans-Atlantic trade route. Many enslaved Africans died during this part of the journey which could take months.

c)
Journey from Europe to the Middle Colonies.
d)
Part of the Trans-Atlantic Trade from Europe to Africa. 
20.
What were the 3 G's?
a)
God, Gold, & Germs
b)
God, Germs, & Guns
c)
God, Glory, & Gold.
d)
Gold, Germs, & Gold.
21.
These characteristics describe a group of colonies: warm/temperate climate, mainly agricultural, and mostly established for economic reasons.
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
French Colonies
22.
These characteristics describe a group of colonies: Rocky soil, Harsh winters, & shipbuilding industry
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
d)
Middle Colonies
23.
Who was the economic savior of Jamestown?
a)
John Smith
b)
Powhatan
c)
Pocahontas
d)
John Rolfe
24.
Which of the following was the first document written to establish a form of self-government?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
The New England Constitution
25.
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Stuyvesant
c)
King Charles II
d)
Tamanend
26.
What religious group founded the Maryland Colony with Lord Baltimore?
a)
Catholics
b)
Quakers
c)
Puritans
d)
Christians
27.
James Oglethorpe founded what colony for debtors?
a)
Georgia
b)
Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Maryland
28.
Why did the PILGRIMS and PURITANS come to America?
a)
gold
b)
slaves
c)
tobacco
d)
escape religious persecution
29.

Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?

a)

fairly

b)

cruelly

c)

generously

d)

indifferently

30.

What group did Francisco Pizarro conquer?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Olmecs

31.

Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

a)

To help the Spaniards hold religious services

b)

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women

c)

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity

d)

To convert the native peoples to Christianity

32.

Why did smallpox kill so many of the natives in the Americas, but so few conquistadors?

a)

The conquistadors had been vaccinated against smallpox

b)

The natives had never been exposed to European diseases

c)

The natives had poor hygiene, while the Spanish were very clean

d)

The smallpox virus was designed to only infect native populations

33.
An Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and landed in the Caribbean islands when looking for a route to Asia.
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Hernando Desoto
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Vasco De Gamma
34.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Texoco
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
35.

The Aztec Empire was located in central ___________.

a)

South America

b)

Mexico

c)

Panama

d)

Cuba

36.
The disease that killed 1/3 and weakened the Aztecs was called  ______.
a)
the flu
b)
stomach bug
c)
tonsilitis
d)
small pox
37.
The Aztecs sacrificed people every year.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
a)
Beyonce
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Pedro de Valdivia
d)
Speedy Gonzales
39.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

40.

What year was Jamestown established?

a)

1620

b)

1803

c)

1607

d)

1787

41.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
42.

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

to persecute those with certain beliefs

b)

to establish a national religion

c)

to ensure that only Pilgrims governed

d)

to establish laws for the general good

43.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
44.

The Colombian Exchange can be described as:

a)

An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade

b)

The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphere

c)

The process of establishing settlements called colonies

45.

The Columbian Exchange was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

a)

people/cultures

b)

disease

c)

animals/plants

d)

all of the above

46.

What is the purpose of a colony?

a)

to spread religion

b)

to create a place for political freedom

c)

to be a refuge for the poor

d)

to make money for the "ruling" country

47.
The Spanish first moved into the North American southwest in an effort to
a)
obtain precious metals (like gold and silver)
b)
establish missions
c)
impose Spanish culture
d)
strengthen the security of New Spain
48.

As Spanish labor demands grew, the labor source for imperial production transitioned to

a)

Spanish peasants

b)

indentured servants

c)

Indians

d)

African slaves

49.

Which of the following was not one of the firsts to occur in Jamestown in 1619

a)

First Africans arrived

b)

First boatload of women arrived

c)

First elected officials, the Virginia House of Burgesses formed

d)

First tobacco plants were planted

e)

First Labor Strike took place

50.

The Ottomans, who controlled the Byzantine Empire controlled and prevented which practice?

a)

availability of gold

b)

creation of new navigations tolls

c)
trade between Europe and Asia
d)
Islam
51.
Were the Puritans tolerable to other beliefs?
a)
Yes
b)
No
52.
What did the Puritans do to dissenters and heretics? 
a)
Burned them at the stake
b)
Killed them
c)
Froced them to practive the Puritams ways
d)
Sent them to Rhode Island
53.
Who were also known as Separatists? 
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
54.
Who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
55.
Who cast out Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson due to their religious beliefs?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
56.
Who established Plymouth Colony in 1620?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
57.
Who meant to land in Virginia but blew off course by storms?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
58.
Who accused people of witchcraft at the Salem Witch Trials?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither

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