Free Printable Unit 1 Test: New Empires of the Americas

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Unit 1 Test: New Empires of the Americas

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name

Class

Date

Which ruler established England as a Protestant nation?

Queen Isabella II

Queen Katherine III

Queen Mary I

Queen Elizabeth I

Name the water route across North America that many explorers tried to find.

Northwest Passage

Southeast Passage

Southwest Passage

Northeast Passage

Match each to the correct description:

The first Europeans to land in the Americas.

Vikings

I wrote a book about my travels through China & sparked the Age of Exploration.

Marco Polo

I had the idea to travel west to get to the east.

Christopher Columbus

I drew the first map of North & South America.

Amerigo Vespucci

Which ruler of England created the Church of England?

King Louis XIV

King Henry VIII

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Mary I

What did the Europeans hope to find by searching for sea routes to India?

colonies

food

spices

good farmland

Match the reasons for colonization:

Many countries wanted to spread their faith, while others wanted to practice their religions freely.

God

Under mercantilism, wealth equaled power so nations were seeking wealth & to gain more land.

gold

Many explorers simply wanted fame & wealth for themselves.

glory

Which of the following was NOT a positive of the Colombian Exchange?

introduction of horses to Native Americans

turkeys introduced to Europe

introduction of diseases to Native Americans

tomatoes introduced to Europe

Which of the following was NOT a negative of the Colombian Exchange?

slave trade

introduction of horses to Native Americans

introduction of diseases to Native Americans

Match the conquistador to what they did:

I conquered the Incas in 1531.

Francisco Pizzaro

I conquered the Aztec in 1519.

Hernan Cortez

I settled Pensacola in 1559.

Tristan De Luna

I was the first European to land in Florida.

Ponce de Leon

10.

Which of these is NOT a reason the Conquistadors were able to defeat the Aztecs and Incas?

better soldiers

immunity to disease

better weapons

they had horses

enemy tribes fought with the Spanish

11.

What is considered the first permanent settlement in the United States?

Jamestown

Jacksonville

St. Augustine

Pensacola

12.

England beat Spain in a war, which caused what?

trade between Spain & England

England to control Spain

England to colonize North America

England to steal land from Spain

13.

Which of these 3 countries did NOT send explorers to the Americas?

Spain

China

England

France

14.

This passage is an example of

a primary source

a secondary source

15.

The above passage is an example of

a primary source

a secondary source

16.

The Northwest Passage was finally found by the Spanish.

True

False

17.

The trading company that was set up by the Netherlands was called the Dutch East India Company.

True

False

18.

People believed the Earth was flat until Christopher Columbus proved it was round.

True

False

19.

The Aztec & the Incas were great civilizations that were conquered by Spanish conquistadors.

True

False

20.

Christopher Columbus was the first European to land in North America.

True

False

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Unit 1 Test: New Empires of the Americas

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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