Chapter 5 Explorers

1.

1 point

Which of the following is a negative impact of European exploration?

Europeans forced some native Americans into slavery

Europeans brought diseases

Europeans stole land and food from the Native Americans

all of the above

2.

1 point

Which of these was the most common impact explorers had in North America?

successful settlements were started

diseases were spread among native people

land was claimed for European countries

native people were mistreated

3.

1 point

Circumnavigate means ______________ .

to sail or travel completely around something

to travel one way to a specific place, with no return route

to travel by boat to a destination

a large fleet of ships

4.

1 point

Which of these was an impact of Christopher Columbus's discovery and exploration of America?

Europeans refused to claim for themselves the new lands they discovered

Native people were mistreated

European explorers decided to stop sending explorers to the New World

the compass was invented

5.

1 point

Why did explorers come to North America?

to claim land for their countries

they were searching for the Northwest Passage

they were searching for gold and spices

all of the above

6.

1 point

Vasco Nunez de Balboa __________________________ .

was the first explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from the eastern side

sailed from England to Newfoundland

sailed from Spain to the East Indies

left from France and sailed into present day Canada and into the St. Lawrence River

7.

1 point

Which word best fits the following definition:

an attack by an armed force to conquer another country

conquistador

claim

invasion

armada

8.

1 point

This Spanish conquistador sailed from Spain to find gold and the legendary "Fountain of Youth"

Hernan Cortes

Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado

Jaques Cartier

Juan Ponce de Leon

9.

1 point

Holland and England sponsored this sailor to find a sea route to Asia. He explored a large river in what is now New York and a huge bay in what is now Canada. Both bodies of water were named after him.

Hernan Cortes

Henry Hudson

John Cabot

Juan Ponce de Leon

10.

1 point

This explorer convinced rulers of Spain that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe. Though he thought he had reached Asia, he actually made the first European land claims in the New World.

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

John Cabot

Christopher Columbus

11.

1 point

John Cabot _____________________________ .

was an Italian merchant sponsored by England who reached the eastern coast of Canada and claimed it for England.

was a Spanish conquistador and nobleman who established a settlement in Florida.

was an Italian sailor looking for a western route to Asia and trying to prove that the world was round, not flat.

was an English sailor sponsored by the Dutch Trading Company of Holland.

12.

1 point

Which of the following countries did NOT sponsor an explorer from this chapter?

Spain

Italy

France

Holland

13.

1 point

Which word best fits the following definition:

Spanish soldier

conquistador

merchant

sailor

nobleman

14.

1 point

Jacques Cartier was a French sailor who sailed from France, through present day Canada, and then into __________________ .

Puerto Rico

St. Lawrence River

Hudson Bay

Mississippi River

15.

1 point

Sicknesses brought by European explorers that spread quickly and infected many Americans were called ______________ .

conquistadors

the "Fountain of Youth"

contagious diseases

circumnavigate