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SS Lesson 5 Test Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A community ruled by another country is called a

(a)  

2.

A Spanish colonizer who came to the Americas in the 1500s is called a

(a)  

3.

A shortcut route across North America that European explorers hoped to find in order to make trade routes more efficient is called the

(a)  

4.

An illness that spreads quickly from one person to another is called a

(a)  

5.

Select all parts of the area of Southeast Asia that Europeans referred to as the East Indies.

a)

Malaysia

b)

India

c)

Indiana

d)

Indonesia

6.

Why did Spanish rulers want to look for a shortcut to the East Indies?

a)

to practice fighting

b)

to study cultures

c)

to send away prisoners

d)

to get silks and spices

7.

How is a colony different from other places where people live?

a)

ruled by people who live somewhere else

b)

it is older

c)

it is not permanent

d)

it is a simple lifestyle

8.

Juan Ponce de Leon searched Florida for the

(a)  

9.

Hernan Cortes battled

a)

the Aztecs

b)

the Seminoles

c)

the Incas

d)

the Inuits

10.

Why did Native Americans die from contagious diseases?

a)

They were exposed

b)

They did not have guns

c)

They ate bad food

d)

They worked in mines

11.

European colonizers hope to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them

a)

Across the North Pole to find Santa

b)

Down the Mississippi to trade furs

c)

through North America to Asia

12.

Which explorer colonized the part of the USA that is now known as the SW region

a)

Cartier

b)

Coronado

c)

Hudson

d)

Cabot

13.

Which river did Robert de La Salle explore?

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Hudson

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Mississippi

14.

Why was Fort Caroline in Florida attacked by Spanish troops?

a)

They wanted to gain Mexico

b)

They wanted to keep France out of the USA

c)

They wanted to get back at the Native Americans

d)

They were looking for a shortcut to the Gulf of Mexico

15.

What was the first SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN colony in the USA?

a)

Ft. Caroline

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Hispaniola

d)

Boston

16.

What are the beginning and ending dates for the century when most European explorations of the Americas took place?

a)

1400-1500

b)

1500-1600

c)

1600-1700

d)

1700-1800

17.

Who is the latest conquistador we studied?

(a)  

18.

What two explorers began before the 1500s?

a)

Colombus

b)

Cabot

c)

Hudson

d)

de La Salle

19.

Where was Columbus trying to go when we sailed west from Spain in 1492?

a)

East Indies

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Hispaniola

20.

The exchange of goods, ideas, disease, etc. across the Americas and Europe is called the

(a)  

21.

When John Cabot got to Canada in 1497, what was the result?

a)

He was mean to Native Americans

b)

He was welcomed by sailors

c)

He found the Seven Cities of Gold

d)

He claimed that land in the New World for England

22.

When Juan Ponce de Leon was looking for the Fountain of Youth, he found this

a)

Florida

b)

East Indies

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Cuba

23.

When Cortes first got to the Aztecs he was welcomed by Montezuma because

a)

they thought he was their god returning

b)

they hadn't seen each other in a long time

c)

they agreed to meet there years before

d)

he brought treats to share

24.

What tactic did the Spanish finally use to defeat the Aztecs?

a)

They made a new canal system

b)

They used bombs

c)

They took them all prisoner

d)

They surrounded them and cut off all supplies

25.

What was Jacques Cartier looking for when he sailed along the St. Lawrence River?

(a)  

26.

Why did Coronado come to the Americas?

a)

glory and wealth

b)

shorter route to Canada

c)

religious freedom

27.

Why did Spanish priests consider Coronado's expedition a success?

a)

He came back with lots of gold.

b)

He met his wife on this trip.

c)

He spread Christianity to Native Americans.

d)

He wrote a new prayer for Spain.

28.

What were England and Holland looking for when they hired Henry Hudson to explore?

(a)  

29.

Why did Robert de La Salle explore the Mississippi?

a)

He was looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.

b)

He was looking for his sister.

c)

He wanted to find the Fountain of Youth.

d)

He hoped to establish a French fur trading empire.

30.

What part of the New World did La Salle claim for France?

a)

the SW region of the US

b)

Florida

c)

The Mississippi Valley

d)

Hispaniola

31.

After a priest told Coronado a story, he searched for the (a)   but was unsuccessful.

32.

What year did Columbus begin his first voyage in search of the New World?

(a)  

33.

Jacques Cartier explored a river that is the border between the USA and Canada. It is called___________.

a)

The Mississippi

b)

The Ohio

c)

The Rio Grande

d)

The St. Lawrence

34.

The first explorer to claim land for England was___________________.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Robert de La Salle

35.

Which of these explorers did NOT sail for Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

John Cabot

36.

Which explorer treated Native Americans harshly?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

All of these

37.

Which explorer claimed land for Holland?

(a)  

38.

Which explorer mapped the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France?

a)

Cartier

b)

Columbus

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Hudson

39.

Which explorer found the Grand Canyon when he was searching for gold?

a)

Cabot

b)

Coronado

c)

La Salle

d)

Hudson

40.

What are the East Indies?

a)

Asia - Japan and China

b)

Asia - India, Indonesia, Malaysia

c)

Asia - Mongolia, Cambodia, Nepal

d)

Africa - Madagascar, Ethiopia, Tunisia

41.

A community ruled by another country is called a

(a)  

42.

A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s is called a

a)

conquistador

b)

governor

c)

archaeologist

d)

inspector

43.

Many explorers sought a route across the northern part of North America called

(a)  

44.

A contagious disease is an illness that can pass (a)   from one person to another.

45.

Which explorer found the Rio Grande Valley and the Grand Canyon while he was searching for the Seven Cities of Gold? Hint: He continued to Kansas in search of gold after hearing reports of wealth and riches from an enslaved person.

a)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

46.

_____________is known for his brutal treatment of Aztec people.

a)

Cartier

b)

Cortes

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

47.

France and Spain both wanted to control____________

a)

Maryland

b)

Illinois

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

48.

Of these explorers, who was the first to claim land in North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

John Cabot

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Jacques Cartier

49.

(a)   is the European country that sponsored the most explorers.

50.

The motives or intentions of the Native Americans were probably confused because they did not share the same

a)

language

b)

birthday

c)

favorite color

d)

hair color

51.

There are eight or more reasons why Europeans explored the Americas. Which group below lists them?

a)

wealth, land, power, trade routes, spreading religion, competing with other countries, escaping religious persecution, adventure/curiosity

b)

McDonald's, Kroger, LaRosa's, Oriental Wok, Skyline, Jimmy John's, Cancun, and Arby's

c)

The Reds, Bengals, FC Cincinnati, 49ers, Cardinals, White Sox, Red Sox, and Astros

d)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Teal

52.

Which lists reasons why COUNTRIES like Spain, England, France, and Holland wanted to claim land in the Americas?

a)

money, land, power, and religion

b)

1, 2, 3, 4

c)

A, B, C, D

d)

French, English, Spanish, Dutch

53.

Why did exploration help people?

a)

new land, new food, new freedom

b)

fun, fun, fun

c)

shoes, socks, skates

d)

apples, lemons, kiwis

54.

Why might exploration have caused problems for people?

a)

disease

b)

unkind treatment of others

c)

failed to meet goals

d)

bad test grades