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Boss Battle: Spanish, French, Dutch

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

2.

I wrote a book about the riches that I found in China.

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernando Cortes

3.

I believed I could read Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Pedro Cabral

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernando Cortes

4.

I am a conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire and built Mexico City.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Francisco Coronado

5.

I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I was the first to step foot on what is today U.S.A. soil.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ponce de Leon

6.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?

a)

To search for gold and riches

b)

To make friends with the Native Americans

c)

To spread their religion

d)

The explorers want to become famous.

7.

_____________ discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence and explored over 1000 miles of the St. Lawrence River.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Christopher Columbus

8.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
9.
_______________ was kicked off his boat by his crew and was never heard from again.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Jacques Cartier
10.
This explorer was looking for a way to go west from Europe to find Asia.  Instead he discovered a famous river and explored the area around NYC.  Who is it?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Henry Hudson
11.

I followed the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico and named the region Louisiana in honor of King Louis the XIV.

At the mouth of the river we built a fort called New Orleans

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Giovanni Verrazano

c)

Robert de La Salle

d)

John Cabot

12.
An Astrolabe is used to
a)
look at the stars, moon, and solar system
b)
keep accurate time of the voyage
c)
used to calculate the position of the stars, moon, and sun 
d)
used to determine the latitude of the sun, moon, and stars
13.
The Queen of Spain that funded Christopher Columbus's voyage was _____________.
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Queen Mary
c)
Queen Isabella
d)
Queen of Hearts
14.
The definition of a Conquistador is 
a)
a person who conquers their fear of exploring
b)

a Spanish explorer and soldier

c)

an Italian map maker

d)

a European visionary

15.

Hernando Cortez conquered this Indigenous empire

a)
Aztecs
b)
Wampanoags
c)
Mayans
d)
Chumash 
16.
Which ocean divided the Old World and the New World?
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
17.

4. _______________ traveled around Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Samuel Champlain

18.

5. The Dutch East India Company paid for _________________ voyage.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Peter Minuit

19.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
20.
What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?
a)
the Silk Road
b)
the St. Lawrence Shuttle
c)
the Columbian Exchange 
d)
the Polo Express
21.

What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

a)

To profit from the fur trade

b)

To conquer land

c)

To escape religious persecution

d)

To convert natives to christianity

22.

Which country dedicated the most amount of time to converting indigenous people (Indians) to Christianity?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Dutch

23.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
24.

What was the name of the ship invented by the Portuguese that was faster and lighter than other ships at the time?

a)

The dreadnaught

b)

The caravel

c)

The aviso

d)

The barquentine

25.

Peter Minuit bought _ from the Lenape for "$24"

a)

Newfoundland

b)

The Hudson Bay

c)

Manhattan

d)

Governor's Island

26.

What was the water route shortcut that was supposed to make the trip to Asia a lot faster, which was sought by the French and Dutch?

a)

The Bering Strait

b)

The Cape of Good Hope

c)

The Line of Demarcation

d)

The Northwest Passage

27.

The European countries that had business arrangements with native tribes were (2)

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Spain

d)

The English

28.

New Amsterdam became New York when the _ took over with 4 warships

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

English

29.

Who was the governor of New Amsterdam that was nicknamed Old Silvernails?

a)

Peter Stuyvesant

b)

Peter Minuit

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

John Cabot

30.

The name of the first French settlement was _

a)

Quebec

b)

Newfoundland

c)

Louisiana

d)

Fort Orange

31.

John Cabot thought that he had reached the Asian country of _, but it was actually Canada.

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Vietnam

d)

Laos

32.

The Dutch were unable to fire upon the British ships because the _ was wet.

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Soldiers

c)

Ships

d)

Fort

33.

The Bering Strait connected Asia with the state of _.

a)

Alaska

b)

California

c)

Canada

d)

Oregon

34.

In history, considered to be the harshest to the Natives of the Americas

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

Portuguese

35.

Traded for furs (2)

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

36.

Was looking for the NWP (2)

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

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