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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
Dark Ages
B
Middle Ages
C
Renaissance
D
Age of exploration
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 plant potatoes
D
To build cities
3) Who financed the four voyages of Christopher Columbus that brought him to the New World?
A
Prince Phillip of France
B
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
C
Queen Elizabeth of England
D
Prince Henry of Portugal
4) What was the purpose of Columbus’s voyage?
A
to build the city of St. Augustine
B
to find a western route to Asia
C
to make an accurate world map
D
to prove the earth was flat
5) Which of the following was NOT an advantage the Spanish Conquistadors had over the Native people of the Americas?
A
Quicker transportation through caravels and horses
B
Better Weaponry such as cannons, steel swords, and armor
C
More soldiers and men than native tribes
D
The spread of disease to the Native people killing large numbers
6) What European disease killed up to 90% of Native American populations in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?
A
Rubella
B
Chicken Pox
C
Smallpox
D
Measles
7) The Spanish established large plantations in the Americas called _______________________
A
Encomiendas
B
Subsistence Farms
C
Caravels
D
Tenant Farms
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
Chinese Immigrants
B
African Slaves
C
Italian tenant farmers
D
English merchants
9) French explorers sailed down the St. Lawrence river and established what major cities in todays Canada?
A
Montreal and Quebec
B
Detroit and Chicago
C
Philadelphia and Toronto
D
New York and Boston
10) The French explorers established trading posts along the Mississippi River and named the area ____________ after their King
A
Louisiana
B
Oregon
C
California
D
Wyoming
11) What religious group led by Jean Ribault built the settlement of Charlesfort in South Carolina?
A
Baptists
B
Huguenots
C
Puritans
D
Catholics
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
Roanoke
B
Plymouth
C
Jamestown
D
St. Augustine
14) What was the first cash crop grown in the colony of Jamestown?
A
Corn
B
Potatoes
C
Rice
D
Tobacco
15) Who was the most famous explorer to visit South Carolina
A
Prince Henry
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Hernando De Soto
D
Francisco Gordillo
16) What was the name given to the group of people that separated from the Church of England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts?
A
Quakers
B
Congregationalists
C
Indentured servants
D
Pilgrims
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