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Chapter 5 History Alive Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many explorers sought out the _______________ or a route across the northern part of North America.

a)

Conquistador

b)

Colon

c)

Contagious Disease

d)

Northwest Passage

2.

How is a colony different from other palces in which people settle?

a)

It is ruled by another country.

b)

It was started many years ago.

c)

It is designed to be temporary.

d)

It has a very simple way of life.

3.

Which explorer was NOT sponsored by Spain?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Hernan Cortez

4.

This person found the Grand Canyon and Rio Grande.

a)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Jacques Cartier

5.

A community ruled by another country is called a....

a)

Conquistador

b)

Colony

c)

Contagious Disease

d)

Northwest Passage

6.

Where did Explorers hope the Northwest Passage would lead them?

a)

Down the entire lenght of the Mississippi River

b)

Across the ice of the North Pole.

c)

Through North America to Asia

d)

THe edge of Earth

7.

La Salle explored which river...

a)

Hudson

b)

Colorado

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Mississippi

8.

Which explorer was looking for the fountain of youth?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Juan Ponce De Leon

d)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?

a)

They were forced to work as slaves in mines.

b)

They got tired of giving European settlers free food.

c)

They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.

d)

They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.

10.

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia is called the...

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Conquistador

c)

East Indies

d)

Conquistador

11.

A ________________ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.

a)

Colony

b)

Contagious Disease

c)

East Indies

d)

Northwest Passage

12.

A spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500's....

a)

Conquistador

b)

Contagious Diseases

c)

East Indies

d)

Northwest Passage

13.

Who named the St. Lawrence River?

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado