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Unit6: Assessment

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I was the first person to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.

a)

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Christopher Columbus

2.

I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and although I never found it, I was the first to set foot on the soil of what is now the United States of America.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ponce de León

3.

They were the first to successfully travel around the world! But this explorer was killed in a battle in the Philippine Islands.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernán Cortés

4.

Who was most likely the first European to land in North America?

a)

Eric the Great

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Juan Ponce de León

5.

What was Vasco da Gama most famous for?

a)

The first European to travel from Europe to India by sailing around Africa

b)

The first person to travel around the world

c)

The first person to reach the South Pole

d)

Discovering America

6.

To go around the entire Earth by ship or airplane....

a)

circumnavigate

b)

equalize

c)

latitude

d)

tour

7.

What is the name of the exchange of new foods, animals, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and the Americas?

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Columbian Exchange

8.

The theory of Mercantilism states that

a)

The more money and land a nation has, the more powerful it is

b)

Competition should only be between two countries

c)

Global exchange makes people seek religious freedom

d)

Fair market practices encourage growth and prosperity

9.

Division of all new territories between Spain and Portugal

a)

Line of Demarcation

b)

Point of Dispute

c)

Circumnavigation

d)

Prime Meridian

10.

Portuguese patron of explorations in the 15th century

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Vasco da Gama

11.

What is the name of a Spanish soldier who conquered people in other lands?

a)

Ally

b)

Circumnavigator

c)

Conquistador

d)

Entrepreneur

12.

Spanish conqueror of the Aztecs in Mexico:

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Moctezuma

d)

Francisco Cortés

13.

Spanish conqueror of the Incas in Peru:

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernán Cortés

d)

Atahualpa

14.

The Aztec emperor who was killed by his own people:

a)

Malinche

b)

Atahualpa

c)

Hernán Cortés

d)

Moctezuma

15.

The capital of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, is located in which modern city?

a)

Lima

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

San Juan

d)

Mexico City

16.

What was the capital of the Inca Empire?

a)

Cusco

b)

Quito

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Lima

17.

After Columbus, the indigenous population in the Caribbean decreased to this percentage.

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

70%

18.

Who did the Aztecs mistake Hernán Cortés for?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Tlaloc

c)

Quetzalcoatl

d)

Moctezuma II

19.

The Age of Exploration begun in the 1400's where explorers, such as Columbus set sail in 1492, What century did this take place?

a)

13th C

b)

14th C

c)

15th C

d)

16th C

20.

The Line of Demarcation divided the New World between Spain and Portugal, which country got all lands West of the line?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

United States

d)

Portugal

21.

In the 1400s, curiosity and a desire for goods, wealth, and power sparked an exciting period in history known as _____________.

a)

Age of Discovery

b)

Time of Exploration

c)

New World Years

d)

Age of Exploration

22.

What was the name of the water route to Asia that passed through North America?

a)

Beringia

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Silk Road

d)

Hudson River

23.

What were the three G's?

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24.

When the Spanish conquered the Inca, they built this European city on top of Cusco.

a)

Mexico City

b)

Paris

c)

Lima

d)

Savannah

25.

Which disease devastated indigenous populations?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Rabies

c)

Ebola

d)

Tuberculosis

26.

This Chinese explorer made seven exploratory voyages to places like Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa.

a)

Kangxi

b)

Yongle

c)

Zheng He

d)

Hongwu

27.

Process of seizing and controlling indigenous people.

a)

Destruction

b)

Colonization

c)

Exploration

d)

War

28.

Which English queen defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

Queen Anne

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Catherine III

29.

What year was the English Colony of Jamestown founded?

a)

1807

b)

1607

c)

1907

d)

1620

30.

In what year was the English Colony of Georgia founded?

a)

1633

b)

1833

c)

1733

d)

1607

31.

In what year was the English Colony of Plymouth founded?

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

1720

d)

1733

32.

Which of the following was the 1st English Colony in the Americas?

a)

Jamestown, VA

b)

Savannah, Georgia

c)

Plymouth, Mass

d)

Charleston, SC

33.

Which of the following was the 2nd English Colony in the Americas?

a)

Jamestown, VA

b)

Savannah, GA

c)

Charleston, SC

d)

Plymouth, MASS

34.

Which of the following was the last of English Colonies to be founded in the Americas?

a)

Savannah, GA

b)

Jamestown, VA

c)

Plymouth, MASS

d)

Charleston, SC

35.

How did the Columbian Exchange result in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

Diseases wiped out Native American populations

b)

Europeans needed labor to plant crops in the New World

c)

Native Americans would rebel or run away from slave masters

d)

All of the above

36.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

37.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
38.

The journey aboard the ship from Africa to the American colonies taken by slaves was known as the?

a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
39.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
40.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
41.

What was the triangular trade?

a)

The triangular trade was a system of trade during the colonial era that involved the exchange of goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

b)

The triangular trade was a system of trade between North America, South America, and Europe.

c)

The triangular trade was a system of trade between Asia, Africa, and Europe.

d)

The triangular trade was a system of trade between Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

42.

What were the three G's? These three things motivated Europeans during the Age of Exploration!

(a)  

43.

The Line of Demarcation divided the New World between Spain and Portugal, which country got all lands East of the line?

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

France

44.

Who was Kunta Kinte?

a)

a slave from the Gambia region of West Africa

b)

a slave from East Africa

c)

European slave

d)

a slave from the India

45.

What character from the movie Roots is given the task of looking after and teaching young Kunta how to be a slave?

a)

Chicken George

b)

Fiddler

c)

Ben

d)

Shaka

46.

As Kunta gets older he falls in love and has a daughter, what is her name?

a)

Chianti

b)

Megan

c)

Kizzy

d)

Aaliyah

47.

How many Africans will be taken from African during the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

1 million

b)

10 million

c)

15 million

d)

25 million

48.

Slavery will be abolished in 1865 after the North won the Civil War, which amendment to the Constitution made slavery illigal?

a)

1st amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

15th amendment

49.

Who was Elizabeth Key? Why is her story important to American History?

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50.

What is the most interesting thing you have learned from Unit 6?

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