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WorksheetsTCI Lesson 3 Test (KIM)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Drake's _______ was the second to sail around the world.
colony
strait
expedition
pueblo
Alta and Baja California each became a(n) _______ of Spain.
colony
strait
expedition
pueblo
Vitus Bering is most famous for discovering a(n) _______ separating Asia and North America.
colony
strait
expedition
pueblo
A(n) _____ was a farming settlement that grew food for the presidios.
colony
strait
expedition
pueblo
Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?
to build a bigger army
to escape from a cruel king
to trade for spices and silks
to learn how other people lived
What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico?
to catch wild horses
to find gold and silver
to trade for animal furs
to go to a different church
Bering’s expedition of 1728 answered which of these questions?
Where is the North Pole?
Can presidios be helpful?
Are Asia and America connected?
What is the best place for a mission?
Gaspar de Portolá led the first European expedition to Alta California that _______.
started settlements.
traveled on the ocean.
found gold in the hills.
attacked Spanish ships.
What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific coast?
an American Indian village
some Russian ships to attack
better land for European farmers
a waterway across North America
What made Portolá’s expedition to Alta California especially difficult?
icy storms
hilly deserts
Indian attacks
Spanish missions
Who did explorers meet in California?
California Indians
Native Spaniards
Father Serra
Presidios
Vitus Bering was an explorer from Russia. During his expedition, which two areas did he explore?
Bering Strait and Alaska Coast
Baja California and Mexico Coast
Hawaii and Mexico
I don't know
To protect the missions, the Spanish built forts nearby called _____.
Missions
Church
presidios
pueblos
