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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 38mins
Where did Columbus think he landed?
America
Europe
Caribbean
Asia (India)
What is the name for someone who makes maps?
conquistador
empresario
cartographer
explorer
Who invaded Monteczuma and the Aztecs?
Columbus
Cortes
Pineda
de Vaca
Columbus gave the name “Indians”
to the Taino people of North
America. What is the reason he
decided to call them that?
He thought he was in Africa
He thought he was in Australia
He thought he was in Portugal
He thought he was in India
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 G's?
God
gold
goddess
glory
Which of the following was NOT a reason for European Exploration?
To find a shorter and safer route to Asia
To look for Europeans that had been lost
To spread the Christian religion
To search for gold
How did trade lead to conflict between the European Explorers and American Indians?
New foods were produced in Europe and the new world
Diseases were spread and caused many deaths
New tools were used for hunting and farming
They used cattle and horses for farming
The of Exploration began with a search for a new trade route to...
Florida
Asia
Kentucky Kingdom
Japan
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
freeze it to store for winter
eat it as soon as possible
feed it to animals
sell it for money
What Island did Columbus first land on?
San Juan
San Salvador
Cuba
Florida
Cortes helped the Spanish conqueror what civilization?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Bamana
Religious communities the Spanish established
Presidio
Pueblos
Missions
Which of the following were part of the four prominent countries in early America?
Spain
Italy
France
England
The Aztec were in and around current day...
Brazil
Oregon
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Who was the first man to sail around the world, even if he never completed the trip...
Columbus
Magellan
Cabot
Ponce de Leon
What was the name of the Native American tribe that Columbus first encountered?
Narragansett
Aztec
Maya
Taino
What year did Columbus first land in the New World?
1452
1492
1500
952
Which continents are known as the "New World"?
Africa and Asia
North America and Europe
Africa and South America
North and South America
Which countries explored the Americas?
Spain
England
France
Portugal
Netherlands
Why is Columbus Day not liked by many people?
The enslavement of the Native American people.
The death of millions of Native American people.
The stealing of Native American people's lands.
The stealing of Native American gold and silver.
Freedom and a better life for many immigrants from Europe.
crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas. Examples are cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and cotton
slavery
indentured servant
cash crops
Triangular Trade
System used in the southern colonies to hold people of African heritage in bondage, mostly to work on cash crop plantations without freedom and without any promise of freedom
indentured servant
cash crops
charter
slavery
The first country to begin exploring by sea was __________.
Spain
Italy
Portugal
England
Conquistadors were conquerors in the America's from what country?
Fance
England
Spain
Portugal
Food and animals were exchanged between the New World and the Old World in what was called the?
Chicago Exchange
Louisiana Purchase
NYSE
Columbian Exchange
In the idea of mercantilism, what is "wealth?"
copper and diamonds
sugar cane and tobacco
gold and silver
people and animals
This means to travel for the purpose of discovery?
Renaissance
Reformation
Exploration
Circumnavigate
In what modern-day state is Jamestown located?
Illinois
New Mexico
Virginia
Massachusetts
The first joint-stock company in the colonies that founded Jamestown
Virginia Company
James Company
Joint-Stock Company
Plymouth Company
EXPORTS of the 13 colonies included:
Manufactured goods
Raw Materials
Slaves
Gold
Investors buy shares in a company for a share in their profits
Indentured Servant
Charter
Joint Stock Company
Backcountry
Who was the leader of the Aztecs
Montezuma
Sapa Inca
Technoctitlan
Pizzaro
What did Montezuma think that these strangers were?
Gods
Eskimos
Travelers
Indians
What are some of the reasons Europeans explored?
the 3 G's
Trade
Spices
Fun
Who claimed the land along the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico for France and why?
La Salle claimed the land for Spain because he wanted gold.
La Salle claimed the land for France because he was the one that explored and discovered it.
Coronado claimed the land for France because he was French.
De Oñate claimed the land for Mexico because it was already theirs.
Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?
a single road that extended across Asia
a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe
a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China
a network of trade routes that extended across Asia
