WorksheetsAmerica Before Columbus Part 2 Pre Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did kings and queens of Europe send explorers in the 1500s
To expand an enhance their power.
To find a cure for the plague
To enslave people in other lands
What was Colombus' crazy idea?
To sail west around the globe to reach India
He had heard tales of a land in the west with many riches
He thought he could find Atlantis.
How long did it take him to convince Queen Isabella to fund his expedition?
5 years
2 weeks
Six months
What would Spain gain from a shortcut to India?
More slaves
Trade, Tresure, and Land.
Passage fees paid by travelers along checkpoints
What kind of people made up Columbus' crew?
Highly educated scholars
Thieves , illiterates, crimianls and murderers.
Artists and authors
When Columbus and crew set out for India in th eSummer of 1492, how long did he think he would be gone?
6 weeks
2 months
A year
What did Columbus discover?
What is now the U.S. mainland
An island in the carribean that is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Enough gold to support Spain for years
How did Columbus describe the land he found on Oct 12th
No sheep or goats, the trees and all things were different than home?
A desolate desert
It looked just like Europe
Before Columbus, the Native people had never seen Europeans
True
False
Columbus' letter that described America as a paradise full of riches was translated to many languages and became a best seller.
True
False
What kind of Europeans migrated to America first
Wealthy landowners
Men with no work and nothing to loose.
Scholars and Scientists
How did Columbus' second mission spawn a stampede of exploration?
He brought scientists and scholars who sped up land development
he brought 17 shi,ps over a thousand men, weapons, and horses.
THe outdoorsy artists he brought sent home beautifu pictures of America
