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WorksheetsChapter 3 Explorers
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was the Columbian Exchange?
(pg 17-20)
The global exchange of animals, plants, diseases, and technology over continents
A method of making money created by Christopher Columbus
The exchange of slave labor from Africa to the Americas
Which of the following is a way exploration affected the Natives of the Americas?
(pg 8)
They contracted many diseases and many died
They were treated well by the Europeans
They were exposed to Llamas
How did the Columbian Exchange affect Europe?
(pg 17-20)
Europeans could use coins for the first time because they had gold and silver
American food plants, such as corn and potatoes, improved the diet of Europeans
Transportation in Europe improved because of the horses brought from the Americas
How did diseases impact the New World?
The Europeans all died from diseases
The Native America population decreased
____________ defeated the Aztecs.
(pg 5-7)
Cortes
Pizarro
Moctezuma
Atahuallpa
Why was the smallpox terrible for Native Americans?
(pg 8)
Since they did't have natural immunity, many died from it
It turned them bibulous
It possessed them and turned them into zombies
Which Native American group of people did Hernan Cortes conquer in 1519?
(pg 5-7)
The Inca
The Aztec
The Mayans
Which Native American group of people did Francisco Pizzaro defeat in South America?
(pg 9-13)
The Inca
The Aztec
The Mayans
Look at the chart to answer the question:
Which part of the world did corn come from?
The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)
The New World (North America, South America)
Look at the chart to answer the question:
Which part of the world did wheat come from?
The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)
The New World (North America, South America)
Look at the chart to answer the question:
Which of these foods is from the New World?
bananas
grapes
pumpkins
coffee
Many European countries sent explorers, like Henry Hudson, to the Americas to continue to search for this route to Asia...
(page 28-29)
The Southwest Passage
The Spice Route
The Northwest Passage
What were the French eager to set up in the Americas?
(pg 26)
new settlements to relieve overcrowding
slave trade
farms to grow food to send back to France
the fur trade
What do we call the exchange of goods between the Old World and the New World?
The European Exchange
The Silk Road
The Spice Route
The Columbian Exchange
Which country dominated exploration of the New World during the 1500s and conquered Mexico and most of Central America?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
What was the reason the Europeans first started to explore?
To look for new waterways
To look for spices
To look for new land
All of the above
What are the contributing factors why the French had trouble establishing settlements in North America?
the French people did not want to trade with the native people
the French government did not allow the Huguenots (protestants) to settle in North America or the poor people to own land
Which country’s colonists became rich on beaver fur trade in North America?
(pg 28-29)
England
France
Spain
Why did the French have better relations with Native Americans than the Spanish in the Americas?
(pg 26-29)
The French did not bring diseases from their home country as other nations did.
The French treated the Native Americans with respect. They even learned their language and married the Native Americans
The French forced the Native Americans to convert to Christianity.
Why did the French begin to settle in the America's? (pg 26)
To find wealth
To teach the Catholic religion
They saw Spain was creating colonies and they wanted some of the power
All of the Above
What did they call the Dutch settlement?
(pg 27)
New Dutch
New Netherlands
New World
According to history, What did the Natives get for the island of Manhattan?
(pg 27)
$24 worth of knives, beads and other goods
25 thousand dollars
25 million in blankets and goods
