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Which of the following is not a country in Europe?
a) America
b) Spain
c) England
d) France

How did the voyage of Christopher Columbus differ from earlier voyages to the Americas?
a) Columbus sailed for his home country of Italy.
b) He reached Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
c) He was the first explorer to sail from Europe to the Americas.
d) His voyages led to the start of the Columbian Exchange

What was the name of the group which was responsible for the Salem Witch Trials?
a) Pilgrims
b) Wampanoag
c) Puritans
d) Warlocks

Which of the following helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec empire?
a) The conquistadors outnumbered the Aztecs.
b) The Aztecs were weak from fighting themselves.
c) A large number of Aztecs died from European diseases.
d) A large number of Aztecs fled the empire.

Pocahontas is best remembered for …
a) Helping Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery
b) Being with the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving
c) Helping the Jamestown colony survive its first few years
d) Fighting at the battle of Bull Run

The need for agricultural workers in the early southern colonies led to
a) formation of labor unions
b) decision to industrialize
c) improvement in farming
d) use of enslaved persons from Africa

Which development led to the other three
a) Columbus landing in Hispanola
b) Founding of the Jamestown colony
c) Thousands of Native Americans indians dying from disease
d) Europeans using both tobacco and potatoes

Who was Captain John Smith?
a) The Captain of the Mayflower.
b) Leader of the colony of Jamestown
c) First person to circumnavigate the globe.
d) Second person to explore America after Columbus.

The Spanish were able to conquer powerful empires in the New World because of
a) Advanced weapons and technology
b) Help from native allies
c) Spread of European diseases in the New World
d) All of the above

What was one result of the Columbian Exchange
a) Native American population continued to increase
b) The African slave trade ended
c) Diseases were spread to Native American populations
d) Spain's empire in the New World declined

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