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Exploration And Colonization
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1) What was the time period of history where Europeans traveled the world in search of goods, land, and trade partners?
A
Renaissance
B
Middle Ages
C
Age of exploration
D
Dark Ages
2) Why did the first European explorers come to America?
A
In search of silver, gold, and other natural resources
B
To civilize the Indians
C
To build cities
D
To plant potatoes
3) Who financed the four voyages of Christopher Columbus that brought him to the New World?
A
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
B
Prince Phillip of France
C
Queen Elizabeth of England
D
Prince Henry of Portugal
4) What was the purpose of Columbus’s voyage?
A
to find a western route to Asia
B
to prove the earth was flat
C
to build the city of St. Augustine
D
to make an accurate world map
5) Which of the following was NOT an advantage the Spanish Conquistadors had over the Native people of the Americas?
A
Better Weaponry such as cannons, steel swords, and armor
B
Quicker transportation through caravels and horses
C
The spread of disease to the Native people killing large numbers
D
More soldiers and men than native tribes
6) What European disease killed up to 90% of Native American populations in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?
A
Rubella
B
Smallpox
C
Measles
D
Chicken Pox
7) The Spanish established large plantations in the Americas called _______________________
A
Subsistence Farms
B
Caravels
C
Tenant Farms
D
Encomiendas
8) The Spanish used Native Americans as slaves on their plantations and gold mines. After large numbers of Natives died of small pox who was used to replace them?
A
Italian tenant farmers
B
English merchants
C
Chinese Immigrants
D
African Slaves
9) French explorers sailed down the St. Lawrence river and established what major cities in todays Canada?
A
Detroit and Chicago
B
Philadelphia and Toronto
C
New York and Boston
D
Montreal and Quebec
10) The French explorers established trading posts along the Mississippi River and named the area ____________ after their King
A
California
B
Wyoming
C
Louisiana
D
Oregon
11) What religious group led by Jean Ribault built the settlement of Charlesfort in South Carolina?
A
Puritans
B
Catholics
C
Huguenots
D
Baptists
12) The settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape was doomed because which of the following:
A
Settlers did not have enough provisions
B
Their leader De Ayllon died in the first weeks
C
All of the above
D
Brutal winter hit the Coast
13) What was the first permanent Spanish settlement built in La Florida?
A
Plymouth
B
Roanoke
C
Jamestown
D
St. Augustine
14) What was the first cash crop grown in the colony of Jamestown?
A
Tobacco
B
Corn
C
Potatoes
D
Rice
15) Who was the most famous explorer to visit South Carolina
A
Prince Henry
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Francisco Gordillo
D
Hernando De Soto
16) What was the name given to the group of people that separated from the Church of England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts?
A
Pilgrims
B
Quakers
C
Congregationalists
D
Indentured servants
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