WorksheetsChapter 3: Exploration and Colonization Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
How did the voyages of Christopher Columbus differ from earlier voyages to the Americas?
He was the first explorer to leave a written record of his journey.
He reached Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
He was the first explorer to sail from Europe to the Americas.
His voyages led to trade between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Which of the following helped Spanish conquistadors defeat the Aztec empire?
The conquistadors outnumbered the Aztecs.
The Aztecs were weak from fighting among themselves.
A large number of Aztecs died from European diseases.
A large number of Aztecs fled the empire.
Which of the following statements is TRUE of European life in the 1500s?
Most European rulers permitted freedom of religion.
In England, Separatists dominated other religions.
In France, Catholics and Protestants lived peacefully together.
Most European rulers supported established churches.
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
to establish laws for the general good
to ensure that only Pilgrims governed
to establish a state religion
to persecute those with certain beliefs
The Spanish borderlands were located
in present-day Spain.
from present-day Florida to present-day California.
in present-day South America.
in present-day Panama.
Western European nations sent explorers in search of a northwest passage to find
a shorter route to Canada.
a land route across North America.
a direct route to North America.
a direct water route to Asia.
Which of the following is a reason that the Pilgrims were able to survive early hardships in their settlement?
They built sturdy wooden houses.
Native Americans helped them.
They farmed all year long.
Other colonists sent them supplies.
What was the historical significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It established an official state religion.
It began a tradition of military rule in the English colonies.
It began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies.
It declared Virginia’s independence from Great Britain.
Which of the following was a challenge faced by the Jamestown colonists?
disputes with the Spanish over gold mines.
the king’s refusal to grant a royal charter.
disease spread by mosquitoes.
rivalry with the Dutch over the fur trade.
Which of the following was one result of the Protestant Reformation?
Religious tolerance spread throughout Europe.
Religious differences increased rivalries between nations.
The influence of the Catholic Church increased.
Europe united under one Protestant church.
What were the three kinds of settlements in New Spain?
pueblos, presidios, and missions
pueblos, presidios, and encomiendas
missions, presidios, and peninsulares
peninsulares, creoles, and mestizos
How did Virginia’s population change after 1619?
Women and Africans arrived in greater numbers.
A large number of Puritans settled at Jamestown.
An outbreak of malaria killed most of the settlers.
A group of Dutch Separatists arrived from the Netherlands.
How did Bartolomé de Las Casas attempt to help Native Americans?
He petitioned for shortening their workday in the mines.
He convinced Spanish merchants to sell Native American goods around the world.
He asked the king of Spain to enact laws prohibiting their enslavement.
He convinced the Spanish government to grant encomiendas to settlers.
What was one effect of the failure to find a northwest passage to Asia?
Western European nations founded South American colonies.
Western European nations stopped trading with Asia.
Western European nations made use of North American resources.
Western European nations abandoned the idea of exploration.
How did most European states treat people who did not follow the established religion?
They tolerated them.
They encouraged them.
They ignored them.
They persecuted them.
Spanish explorers in the borderlands were
largely successful because they found gold.
largely unsuccessful because they met strong Indian resistance.
largely successful because they built close ties with Native Americans.
largely unsuccessful because they never succeeded in reaching land.
What did the signers of the Mayflower Compact agree to do?
join the Church of England
grant female colonists the right to vote
make and obey laws for the good of the colony
seek peaceful relations with Native Americans
What assembly established a tradition of representative government in the English colonies?
the Great Council
the House of Burgesses
the House of Commons
the House of Lords
Which of the following is one reason that the Plymouth Colony succeeded?
The colonists had brought large stores of food with them.
Squanto taught them how to grow native food crops.
Friends in England sent them new supplies of food.
The colonists knew how to catch eels in nearby rivers.
Which of the following was NOT a challenge faced by the Jamestown colonists?
starvation
disease
raids by Spanish conquistadors
conflicts with Native Americans
Which list shows the order of society in New Spain from top to bottom?
Indians, mestizos, creoles, peninsulares
mestizos, Indians, peninsulares, creoles
Indians, creoles, mestizos, peninsulares
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Indians
How did Christopher Columbus’s voyages inspire Europeans?
Europeans saw the potential for bringing Native American workers to Europe.
Europeans saw the opportunity to establish a democracy.
Europeans saw the opportunity to gain religious freedom in the new lands.
Europeans saw the potential for settling and gaining riches from the new lands.
agreement between two nations to aid and protect each other
charter
precedent
alliance
persecution
legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
charter
precedent
alliance
persecution
example for people to follow in the future
charter
precedent
alliance
persecution
fort where soldiers lived
plantation
mission
encomienda
presidio
large estate farmed by many workers
plantation
mission
encomienda
presidio
land grant from the Spanish government to settlers
plantation
mission
encomienda
presidio
Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to the Spice Island by sailing around the American continent. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
John Cabot
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
John Cabot
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico.
Jaques Cartier
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
John Rolfe
Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima.
Jaques Cartier
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
John Rolfe
Ferdinand Magellan
Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
Jaques Cartier
John Cabot
Hernando Cortes
John Rolfe
Ferdinand Magellan
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France
Jaques Cartier
John Cabot
Hernando Cortes
John Rolfe
Ferdinand Magellan
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland. He also had the Hudson Bay named for him
John Cabot
John Smith
John Rolfe
Henry Hudson
Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter.
John Cabot
John Smith
John Rolfe
Henry Hudson
Jamestown colony leader who showed that tobacco could be grown successfully in Virginia
John Cabot
John Smith
John Rolfe
Henry Hudson
Native Americans who helped the settlers of Plymouth survive.
Squanto and Samoset
Powhattan and Sitting Bull
John Smith and John Rolfe
William Bradford and John Carter
