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WHAP Unit 3 Americas

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What religion was widely followed by the Spanish?

a)

Followed Roman Catholic

b)

Followed Protestantism

c)

Followed Judaism

d)

Followed Eastern Orthodox

2.

[p1] What part of the Americas did Portugal dominate from the 16th century forward?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

The Ohio River valley

d)

Peru

3.
What role did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel play in the colonization?
a)
They financed Christopher Colombus exploration of the New World.
b)
They were the king and queen of Spain.
c)
They made sure the Natives in the new world were treated fairly.
4.
Prince Henry was nicknamed "the Navigator," which could be misleading because...
a)
He thought navigation was unimportant
b)
He wasn't an explorer
c)
He started a navigation school
d)
Princes aren't allowed to have nicknames
5.

Discovered Brazil while on his way to India

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Pedro Cabral

c)

Henry the Navigator

d)

Christopher Columbus

6.

First to discover the faster sea route to India

a)

Pedro Cabral

b)

Henry the Navigator

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Cassias Clay

7.

One of Henry the Navigator's main accomplishments was...

a)

Discovering the New World

b)

Creating schools for exploration

c)

Marrying Queen Isabella I

d)

Planting sugarcane fields

8.
Why did Native Americans not work out as slaves on plantation colonies?
a)
They were not used to the methods of farming used by the Europeans
b)
Too many died from European diseases
c)

They were in charge of the farming on plantations

9.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

e)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

10.

tomatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

11.
Which is not a part of the New World?
a)
North America
b)
Caribbean
c)
South America
d)
Asia
12.
A Spanish soldier-adventurer who was sent to the New World to   claim land and find natural resources were known as
a)
travelers
b)
soldiers
c)
explorers
d)
conquistadores
13.
The Age of Exploration began in which country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Europe
d)
Italy
14.

Choose two things the Americas gave the Old World

a)

Tomatoes

b)

Potatoes

c)

Horses

d)

Christianity

15.

What is the name of the ship the Portuguese improved?

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Magnetic Compass

d)

Cartography

16.

What technology invented by the Greeks allowed sailors to navigate using the position of the stars?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Magnetic Compass

c)

Cartography

d)

Caravel

17.

Which Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown on the Map?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Pedro Cabral

18.

Which Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown on the Map?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Pedro Cabral

19.
Why did Europeans begin to explore?
a)
the Ottoman Empire controlled the Silk Road and taxed Europeans using the Silk Road
b)
a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
c)
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
d)
all of the above
20.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
21.

Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?

a)

He proved once and for all that the earth is round

b)

His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas

c)

He opened up a new trade route to Asia

d)

He was the greatest mapmaker of his time

22.

What was Columbus's primary motivation for his voyage across the Atlantic?

a)

The desire for riches and power

b)

Devotion to the Spanish King and Queen

c)

His interest in geography

d)

The chance to explore new territories

23.

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

24.

Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Cortez

b)

Pizarro

c)

Balboa

d)

Magellan

25.

The red continent is...

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

26.

Name this device used by explorers.

a)

An astrolabe

b)

A compass

c)

Telescope

d)

A sandglass timer

27.

In the 1400s, the first Portuguese explorers sailed along the coast of Africa. What was the main purpose of their voyages?

a)

finding a water route to India’s spices

b)

finding natives who would trade with them

c)

finding slaves who could be sold in other lands

d)

finding a new world that no European had ever seen

28.

Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

a)

To help the Spaniards hold religious services

b)

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women

c)

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity

d)

To convert the native peoples to Christianity

29.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
30.

What is the New World?

a)

The America's

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

31.

Which European disease had an overwhelming negative impact on Native Americans?

a)

measles

b)

influenza

c)

small pox

d)

typhoid

32.

What was the ultimate conqueror of Native Americans?

a)

Natural Disaster

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francisco Pizzaro

d)

European Disease

33.

Which of these is an example of the long lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Horses are still used as transportation in many parts of the Europe

b)

Corn remains a staple of many North American diets

c)

Spanish is the main language in many South American countries

d)

Small Pox can now be prevented by vaccines

34.

Which best describes Conquistadors?

a)

None of the above

b)

Soldiers from France and England, some fo the world superpowers of the 1500s, who explored, conquered, and settled in the New World

c)

Aztec and Incan leaders prior to the Spanish explores Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro

d)

Soldiers from Spain, one of the world superpowers in 1500s, who explored, conquered, and settled in the New World

35.

What animals were imported to America?

a)

Pigs

b)

Cows

c)

Llamas

d)

Turkey

36.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1490 BCE

d)

1490

37.

Which of the following describes the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

b)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

c)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

d)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

38.

Pigs came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

39.

The largest denomination of Christianity in the world to date

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Protestant

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

40.

Portuguese is the official language of __________ because Portugal colonized this area.

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Chile

d)

Cuba

41.

Europe was also known as the __________.

a)

New World

b)

Old World

42.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
43.
Which is NOT a reason for the fall of the Aztecs?
a)
Conquered by the Mayas
b)
Conquered by the Spanish
c)
European disease
d)
Advanced weapons
44.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
d)
Chichen Itza
45.
Which of these are foods the Aztec would NOT have eaten?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
peppers
d)
tomatoes
46.
What deadly disease was spread by the invaders who conquered the Aztec?
a)
ebola
b)
malaria
c)
smallpox
d)
black death
47.
Who was the leader of the Spanish forces invading the Aztec region?
a)
Moctezuma
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Quetzalcoatl
d)
Velasquez
48.

The Aztecs had never seen a ______ or _________ before Cortes and his men arrived.

a)

horse; metal weapons

b)

taco; human

c)

boat; garden

d)

baby; donkey

49.

I was the person who made it to the Indian Ocean for the first time by traveling around the coast of Africa

a)

Pedro Alvarez Cabral

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

50.

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

51.

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

52.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
53.
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
54.

Pedro Alvarez Cabral (a Portuguese navigator) landed on the east of South America in

a)

1450

b)

1500

c)

1532

d)

1541

55.

What were the Spanish goals of colonization in South America?

a)

Find gold and convert natives to Christianity

b)

Establish trade routes with Europe

c)

Expand Spanish territory

d)

Promote cultural diversity

56.

Which Maritime Empire was the first to establish large-scale slave-trading operations on the African continent for the purposes of export to plantations in the Americas?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Portugal

57.

What was the Encomienda System?

a)

System of labor that enslaved Natives in exchange of food and shelter

b)

System of labor that used serfs to tend the field

c)

System of labor in which natives where granted land and money in exchange of gold.

d)

System of labor that gave jobs to thousands of Africans coming to the Americas.

58.

Encomienda, hacienda, and mit'a are all examples of...

a)

Racial categories

b)

Maritime empires

c)

Coerced labor systems

d)

Bureaucratic systems

59.

Which 2 European countries first colonized Central and South America?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

60.

Which 2 European countries first colonized North America

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

61.

One lasting effect of colonialism in Mexico is that (a)   is the most commonly spoken language in that country today.

62.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
63.

Jesuits

a)

Tried to convert natives to Protestant Christianity

b)

tried to convert natives to Islam

c)

established schools to teach Roman Catholic to natives

64.

Which colonial region treated the natives best?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

65.

Mix of Native and Spanish

a)

Mestizo

b)

Metis

c)

Mulattoe

66.

Mix of Native and French

a)

Mestizo

b)

Metis

c)

Mulattoe

67.

Three main reasons English men and women came to the new world

a)

Gifts, Land and Family

b)

God, Gold and Glory

c)

Land grants, Loans and love

d)

Kings, Queens and Parliment

68.

Which colony is marked on the map with a #3

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New Hampshire

69.

Which colony is labeled on the map with a #6

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

d)

Virginia

70.

Was the first of the 13 colonies to be founded in 1607

(a)  

71.

Which group of colonies had a combination of a warm climate and rich soil that supported plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

72.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
73.
Pennsylvania was home to the ___________.
a)
Puritans
b)
Protestants
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
74.
The fort pictured here was in which colony?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Croatoa
d)
Virginia
75.

Jamestown colony was settled in

a)

Texas

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

California

76.

This country explored the New World and eventually dominated the fur trade in Quebec

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

77.

This colony was created in order to provide safe space for religious freedom

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Viriginia

c)

New York

d)

North Carolina

78.
Which European nation was first to lay claim to the New World?
a)

Portugal

b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
79.
God, Gold, and Glory - 
a)
Reasons for exploration and colonization
b)
Reasons for spreading democracy 
c)
Reasons for staying in your own country
d)
Reasons for escaping government
80.

English Protestants who rejected England's established church


a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Pilgrims

81.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
82.

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

a)

to establish trading posts

b)

to find a water route to Asia

c)

to exchange ideas with native peoples

d)

to explore North and South America

83.

The first French colonists in North America were mostly interested in

a)

taking part in the fur trade.

b)

finding silver and gold.

c)

gaining religious freedom.

d)

building farms and plantations.

84.

Which joint stock company played a major role in the early founding of United States?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

East India

c)

Virginia

d)

New Jersey

85.

Which country is ultimately given credit for starting the colonies that eventually become the United States of America

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

86.

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

a)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

b)

to profit from trading furs and other goods

c)

to create joint ventures with other European powers

d)

to reduce overpopulation in Europe

87.

The Colonies of Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania were all established for________

a)

Religious Purposes

b)

Economic Purposes

c)

Political Reasons

d)

empire expansion

88.

Which European country had a more positive relationship with Native Americans than other Europeans who explored the Americas?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

89.

Why did the English want to start a colony in North America?

a)

To make the Indians slaves

b)

To convert Indians to Christianity

c)

To compete with Spain for land in the new world

d)

They had already found lots of gold, and wanted more!

90.

Tobacco, indigo and rice were grown on large plantations in what region of the colonies?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

d)

Spanish Colonies

91.

What was the original destination of the Mayflower?

a)

Chicago

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

92.
Which group learned new farming techniques from the Native Americans?
a)
English
b)
Portuguese
c)
Spanish
d)
French
93.
Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500's and 1600's?
a)
Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to Christian domination
b)
Since nothing of value could be learned or obtained from the Native Americans Europeans thought it was permissible to exterminate them
c)
Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners
d)
Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly
94.
Which country got along with Natives, christianized and traded beaver furs for profit.
a)
France
b)
Netherlands
c)
Spain
d)
England
95.

These colonies economically relied on silver mining

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

96.

These colonies economically relied on sugar plantation farming

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

97.

This is best known as the "drafting" of natives to be slave laborers

a)

Encomienda

b)

Mit'a

c)

Slavery

d)

Indentured Servitude

98.

This is best known as the "required work" of natives in the mines

a)

Encomienda

b)

Mit'a

c)

Slavery

d)

Indentured Servitude

99.

This is best known as a contracted labor form for 4-7 years

a)

Encomienda

b)

Mit'a

c)

Slavery

d)

Indentured Servitude

100.

These colonies were all started separately and individually from each other instead of being colonized under one motive

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

French

101.

These colonies were created in order to financially become rich from finding gold

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

French

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