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Unit 3 Test: Exploration and Colonial History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico?

a)

to catch wild horses

b)

to find gold and silves

c)

to trade for animal furs

d)

to go to a different church

2.

Who did explorers meet in California?

a)

California Indians

b)

Native Spaniards

c)

Father Serra

d)

Presidios

3.

Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?

a)

to build a bigger army

b)

to escape from a cruel King

c)

to trade for spices and silks

d)

to learn how other people lived

4.

What was one reason it was hard for Juan Cabrillo to sail north along the Pacific Coast?

a)

There was too little wind

b)

The land was sandy deserts

c)

The coastline was rocky

d)

The ocean current flowed north

5.

What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific Coast?

a)

an American Indian village

b)

some Russian ships to attack

c)

better land for European farmers

d)

a waterway across North America

6.

Bering's expedition of 1728 answered which of these questions?

a)

Where is the North Pole?

b)

Can presidios be helpful?

c)

Are Asia and America connected?

d)

What is the best place for a mission?

7.

Gaspar de Portola led the first European expedition to Alta California that...

a)

started settlements

b)

traveled on the ocean

c)

found gold in the hills

d)

attacked Spanish ships

8.

What made Portola's expedition to Alta California especially difficult?

a)

icy storms

b)

hilly deserts

c)

Indian attacks

d)

Spanish missions

9.

What was the purpose of a presidio?

a)

to grow food

b)

to learn about religion

c)

to protect the missions

d)

to look for silver and gold

10.

Early California settlements were called

a)

missions

b)

claims

c)

bearings

d)

Guadalupes