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Lesson 2 - European Exploration and Settlement

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which countries were mostly looking for gold?

a)

Spain and England

b)

Spain and France

c)

France and The Netherlands

d)

The Netherlands and England

2.

Which countries were mostly looking for fur?

a)

Spain and England

b)

Spain and France

c)

France and The Netherlands

d)

The Netherlands and England

3.

Which were major motivations for European exploration in the Americas?

a)

Leisure and Relaxation

b)

Freedoms and Rights

c)

Education and having New Experiences

d)

Profit and Wanting to get Rich

4.

Columbus wanted to get to ______ by sailing ______.

a)

Africa, South

b)

Europe, East

c)

Asia, West

d)

South America, North

5.

Which of the following was NOT traded in the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

People

d)

Diseases

e)

All of them were traded

6.

Who kidnapped the Inca ruler and demanded gold for his freedom, but killed the ruler even after receiving rooms filled with gold?

a)

Cortes

b)

Columbus

c)

Coronado

d)

Pizzaro

7.

What was the goal of the Spanish and French missionaries?

a)

To convert the natives to Christianity

b)

To trade fur between the Huron and Iroquois

c)

To find the Seven Cities of Cibola

d)

To find the Northwest Passage

8.

Which of these countries had the least troublesome relationship with the Native Americans?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Dutch

9.

Which of the following settlements mysteriously disappeared?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Mexico City

d)

New Amsterdam

10.

Besides being very cheap, why was Peter Minuit's deal with the Native Americans for Manhattan Island for iron pots, beads, and blankets an unfair trade?

a)

The natives didn't need blankets

b)

The natives didn't even live on Manhattan Island

c)

The Dutch didn't end up giving them the stuff

d)

The natives didn't believe in land ownership

11.

a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land

a)

Colony

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Coureurs de Bois

e)

Missionaries

12.

Spanish soldier-explorers, especially those who conquered the native peoples of Mexico and Peru

a)

Colony

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Conquistador

d)

Coureurs de Bois

e)

Missionaries

13.

French fur trappers who learned many skills from the American Indians with whom they worked and lived

a)

Colony

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Conquistador

d)

Coureurs de Bois

e)

Missionaries

14.

Pick the specific example from TCI of a poor relationship between the Spanish and the Native Americans.

a)

The Powhatan tribe refused to trade with the people of Jamestown

b)

Missionaries welcomed Native Americans to learn about Christianity

c)

They offered bad trades for land deals

d)

Some missionaries whipped natives for practicing their traditional rituals

15.

What was the impact of Marco Polo's book about Asia?

a)

The Silk Road was closed

b)

Asians migrated to the Americas after Polo's travels

c)

He inspired other people to explore more of the world

d)

He inspired Christopher Columbus to write a book about Asia