Free Printable SS Unit 2 Lesson 4 Europeans in the Americas

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SS Unit 2 Lesson 4 Europeans in the Americas

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name

Class

Date

What were the names of Columbus' three ships?

Nana, Pinto, and Santa Clause

Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria,

Sam, Peter, and Paul

Ferdinand, Isabella, and Christopher

What year did Columbus take his first voyage?

1499

1294

1942

1492

Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?

His mom

King and Queen of Italy

Queen of England

King and Queen of Spain

What ocean did Columbus cross?

Indian

Arctic

Atlantic

Southern

Pacific

A transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern hemispheres.

Mercantilism

Colombian Exchange

Treaty of Tordesillas

Spanish Armada

Why did Columbus call the Taino natives Indians?

Because they asked him to

Because Columbus thought he had landed in the West Indies.

Because he liked the name Indians.

Because he did not understand what they were trying to say.

Christopher Columbus was born in __________.

Japan

Italy

China

Australia

The natives that Christopher Columbus met were called the _______.

Tainos

Cherokee

Maria

When Christopher Columbus landed, he thought he was in the Indies and named the natives- Indians.

True

False

10.

How did the Tainos, the local native tribe, treat the Europeans?

Were kind to Columbus and his men

Argued a lot with Columbus and his men

11.

Where did Columbus actually land when he sailed?

Indies

Florida

Bahama Islands

Africa

12.

Where was the colony of New France?

Canada

Florida

United States

Mexico

13.

What was La Salle looking for?

safe drinking water

route to Asia through North America

gold and riches

adventure

14.

When did La Salle move to New France?

1800

1532

1492

1666

15.

What river(s) did La Salle sail on in Indiana?

Kankakee River

St. Joseph River

White River

St. Mary River

Maumee River

16.

What did La Salle become when he moved to New France?

merchant

doctor

fur trader

farmer

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SS Unit 2 Lesson 4 Europeans in the Americas

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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