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Unit 2 Review European Explorers

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'The land is where we live and we use what we need from the land.  We live with our people where everyone does their part to help all of us survive.  Should we help the newcomers who arrive from the sea?'

 

Who might have thought and wondered this way?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Native Americans

2.

Click on ALL the reasons the Europeans were motivated to explore the new world.

a)

Economic (gold, resources, trade

b)

Religious

c)

Glory (To gain more power)

d)

Poor maps and navigational tools

e)

Exchange goods and ideas

3.

Select ALL the obstacles the settlers faced

a)

Poor maps and navigational tool

b)

Spread culture and beliefs

c)

Fear of the unknown

d)

Lack of supplies

e)

Diseases and starvation

4.

Select ALL the accomplishments of the explorers.

a)

Exchanged goods and ideas

b)

Improved navigational tools

c)

Religious

d)

Claimed territory for their country

e)

Poor maps and navigational tools

5.

Competitions for empire and believe in superiority of own culture is an example of-

a)

Motivations

b)

Obstacle

c)

Accomplishment

6.

Exchanged goods and ideas is an example of-

a)

Motivation

b)

Obstacle

c)

Accomplishment

7.

Disease and starvation is an example of-

a)

Motivation

b)

Obstacle

c)

Accomplishment

8.

Religion, or spreading Christianity is an example of-

a)

Motivation

b)

Obstacle

c)

Accomplishment

9.

Finding gold, resources, and trade is an example of- 

a)

Motivation

b)

Obstacle

c)

Accomplishment

10.

Which group of crops/livestock came from Europe, Africa, and Asia?

a)

Cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens

b)

Potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, corn

11.

Which group of crops/livestock came from the Americas?

a)

Cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens

b)

Potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, corn

12.

What is an exchange?

a)

payment for goods or services

b)

To give and receive from one another

c)

To change the way something looks

d)

Offering someone something for free

13.

Choose ALL items that were included in the Columbian Exchange. 

a)

Plants

b)

Food

c)

Cultures

d)

Languages

14.

The economic interactions that occurred during The Columbian Exchange changed the world forever.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which explorer would have made this comment?

"I sailed to find a faster route to Asia. It turns out that I did not find Asia, but landed in what is now Eastern Canada."

a)

Samuel Champlain

b)

John Cabot

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernando Cortes

16.

What was Fransicso Coronado looking for when he began his journey?

a)

The fountain of youth

b)

The seven cities of gold

c)

The lost city of Atlantis

d)

A faster route to Australia

17.

English explorer, John Cabot, discovered what territory? 

a)

Quebec

b)

France

c)

Mississippi

d)

Newfoundland

18.

John Cabot was an Italian explorer who sailed on behalf of Great Britain.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which explorer sailed down and claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Samuel Champlain

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Robert LaSalle

20.

Who claimed what is now New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Robert La Salle

c)

Samuel Champlain

d)

Francisco Coronado

21.

Which explorer started the French colony of Quebec?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Samuel Champlain

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Robert La Salle

22.

The biggest conflict between Native Americans and the first Europeans was over

a)

slavery

b)

land

c)

Wampum Beads

d)

Furs

23.

Conquistadors were men who took what they wanted by cruel force, and what they wanted most was gold and silver.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All of the following are reasons why the Spaniards were able to take over the southwest North America and claim it for Spain, EXCEPT-

a)

The Spanish had horses, which the Native Americans had not seen before.

b)

The Spanish had metal weapons and the Native Americans di not.

c)

The Spanish brought foreign diseases with them, which killed the Native Americans.

d)

The Spanish brought the French Army with them to help conquer the Native Americans.

25.

The Native Americans believed, as the Spanish did, that land was meant to be owned by people who would then control the natural resources upon it.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Where did John Cabot think he had arrived when he first landed in the Americas?

a)

Asia

b)

The Bahamas

c)

Mexico

d)

Canada

27.

Which group of Europeans was known for establishing settlements, claiming ownership of land, learning farming techniques to grow beans, pumpkins, and squash from the American Indians?

a)

Spain

b)

English

c)

France

d)

Portugal

28.

Mark all that answers that apply.  Conflicts between European settlers and American Indians resulted from  

a)

differences in language

b)

importance of family

c)

differences in culture

d)

idea of how the land should be used

29.

All of the supporting details below support areas of cooperation except

a)

Traded animal furs for metal

b)

Learned farming tech

c)

Obtained diseases like smallpox

d)

Traded and bought different types of animlas like: horses, chickens, cows, sheep, and goats

30.

The French explorers who came to the New World were mainly interested in doing which of the following?

a)

setting up farms

b)

establishing trading posts

c)

setting up colonies

d)

forcing people into slavery

31.

What were the three powerful West African empires?

a)

Ghana

b)

Sahara

c)

Songhai

d)

Mali

e)

Portugal

32.

One of the greatest needs during this time was ______. It was used to flavor and preserve food. It was so valuable, that people were willing to trade gold for it!

a)

Pepper

b)

Salt

c)

Gold

d)

Silver

33.

In this image, Robert de LaSalle claims land for France.

This drawing could show which location?

a)

Quebec

b)

Jamestown

c)

Near the Rio Grande River

d)

Near the Mississippi River