The Age of Exploration
Fill in the Blank:
Prince Henry of Portugal established a school of _________ to improve sea travel.
Navigation
Fill in the Blank: The first permanent English colony in North America was _________.
JAMESTOWN
Fill in the Blank: The Spanish explorer _________ conquered the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés
Fill in the Blank: A _________ is a person who provides financial support for another’s journey.
PATRON
True or False: The Spanish built missionaries to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
FALSE
(1) What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
A) To explore the New World
B) To divide land between Spain and Portugal
C) To spread Christianity
D) To end a war
(2) True or False: Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia when he landed in the Caribbean.
(1) B. To divide land between Spain and Portugal
(2) TRUE
(1) True or False: The House of Burgesses was the first representative government in the colonies.
(2) Fill in the Blank: The Pilgrims signed the _________ to establish self-government in their new colony.
(1) TRUE
(2) MAYFLOWER COMPACT
True or False: Christopher Columbus made four voyages and always believed he had reached Asia.
Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire when the Spanish arrived?
A) Moctezuma
B) Pizarro
C) Magellan
D) John Smith
(1) TRUE
(2) A. Moctezuma
(1) True or False: A conquistador was a Spanish conqueror. (Answer: True)
(2) Fill in the Blank: The _________ system forced Native Americans to work for Spanish settlers, it was introduced by KING ________ __
(1) TRUE
(2) ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM, CHARLES V
(1) Why did Columbus call the people he met "Indians"?
(2) Who was the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa?
A) Leif Erikson
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Vasco De Gama
D) Bartolomeu Dias
(1) He thought he landed near India
(2) D. Bartolomeu Dias
(1) Fill in the Blank: The _________ ________ was the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
(2) Which explorer led the first voyage to sail around the world?
A) Hernán Cortés
B) Francisco Coronado
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) John Smith
(3) True or False: Spain and Portugal were the only two European countries interested in exploring the Americas.
(1) COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
(2) C. Ferdinand Magellan
(3) FALSE
(1) What happened to the Roanoke colony?
A) It became a successful trading post
B) It disappeared without a clear explanation
C) The settlers returned to England
D) It was destroyed by a storm
(2) True or False: The Virginia Company financed the Jamestown colony to make money.
(3) Fill in the Blank: _________ helped Jamestown succeed by introducing tobacco as a cash crop.
(1) B. It disappeared without a clear explanation
(2) TRUE
(3) John Rolfe
(1) Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
A) Magellan
B) Columbus
C) Coronado
D) Ponce de León
(2) Fill in the Blank: The Treaty of _________ divided land between Spain and Portugal.
(3) True or False: Juan Ponce de León explored Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth.
(1) A. Magellan
(2) Tordesillas
(3) TRUE
(1) What was a viceroy?
A) A religious leader
B) A colonial governor ruling for a king or queen
C) A wealthy landowner
D) A navigator
(2) Fill in the Blank: The first elected government in English North America was the _____ of Burgesses.
(3) True or False: Indentured servants worked for free in exchange for passage to America.
(1) B. A colonial governor ruling for a king or queen
(2) HOUSE
(3) TRUE
(1) What was the goal of the Virginia Company?
A) To spread Christianity
B) To start a new government
C) To make money by finding gold and selling resources
D) To fight the Native Americans
(2) Fill in the Blank: The _________ ______ received a royal ______ to find land, set up, and govern a colony. They found Jamestown
(3) True or False: John White returned to Roanoke in 1590 and found the colony still thriving.
(1) C. To make money by finding golf and selling resources
(2) The VIRGINIA COMPANY received a royal CHARTER to find land, set up, and govern a colony. They found Jamestown.
(3) FALSE
(1) Fill in the Blank: The first European country to explore Africa and find a sea route to Asia was _________.
(2) What was one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
A) Better food supply
B) Spread of diseases
C) New animals introduced to the Americas
D) Expansion of trade
(3) True or False: Ferdinand Magellan survived his entire journey around the world.
(4) The Treaty of Tordesillas divided land between Spain and Portugal. Which country received land west of the line?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) France
D) England
(1) PORTUGAL
(2) B. Spread of diseases
(3) FALSE
(4) A. Spain
(1) The Pilgrims settled in which colony?
A) Massachusetts Bay
B) Jamestown
C) Plymouth
D) New Amsterdam
(2) Fill in the Blank: The _________ was an agreement made by the Pilgrims to create their own government.
(3) True or False: The Puritans came to the New World to establish religious freedom and a strict society.
(4) What was the main cash crop in Jamestown?
A) Tobacco
B) Corn
C) Cotton
D) Wheat
(1) C. Plymouth
(2) MAYFLOWER COMPACT
(3) TRUE
(4) A. Tobacco
(1) Who was the leader of the second Roanoke colony?
A) John Smith
B) John White
C) Walter Raleigh
D) Ferdinand Magellan
(2) Fill in the Blank: _________ CITY was built in place of the Aztec capital after the Spanish conquest.
(3) Explain why making a colony was important.
(4) Which explorer established a school of navigation in Portugal?
A) Henry Hudson
B) Prince Henry
C) Hernán Cortés
D) Ferdinand Magellan
(1) B. John White
(2) MEXICO
(3) More land more power, getting more land gets you more resources to trade/sell for profit
(4) B. Prince Henry
(1) What was the main reason the Virginia Company established Jamestown?
A) To spread Christianity
B) To make money
C) To escape religious persecution
D) To defeat Spain
(2) Fill in the Blank: A _________ is a settlement controlled by a distant country.
(3) True or False: A royal charter was a document from the king or queen allowing a colony to be established.
(4) What navigation tool helped sailors determine their location based on the stars?
A) Astrolabe
B) Compass
C) Sextant
D) Quadrant
(1) B. To make money
(2) COLONY
(3) TRUE
(4) A. Astrolabe
(1) What river Henry Hudson discover?
(2) What was Hudson searching for?
A) The Aztec Empire
B) The House of Burgesses
C) The Northwest Passage
(D) The North-South Passage
(3) Fill in the Blank: ______ followed Catholicism while England followed ___________ Christianity.
(4) The Dutch engaged in what trade?
A) corn
B) fur
C) buffalo
D) tabacco
(1) The Hudson River
(2) C. The Northwest Passage
(3) SPAIN, PROTESTANT
(4) B. fur
(1) What was the main goal of Prince Henry’s navigation school?
A) To start a colony
B) To build a navy and start a war
C) To find and control trade routes
D) To discover gold
(2) Fill in the Blank: The movement of people, animals, plants, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is called the _________.
(3) True or False: The main goal of European exploration was to find religious freedom.
(4) Which crop became an important food in Europe after being introduced from the Americas?
A) Wheat
B) Potatoes
C) Rice
D) Grapes
(5) Fill in the Blank: The Strait of _________ was named after the first explorer to sail around the world.
(1) C. To find and control trade routes
(2) COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
(3) FALSE
(4) B. Potatoes
(5) MAGELLAN
(1) Fill in the Blank: The _________ was the mysterious word found at the lost Roanoke colony.
(2) True or False: The Mayflower Compact was an agreement for self-government.
(3) Which country received land east of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) England
D) France
Fill in the Blank: The _________ _________ allowed Spanish settlers to enslave Native Americans.
What was one result of the Columbian Exchange?
A) Native Americans gained control over Europe
B) Millions of Native Americans died from disease
C) America stopped growing crops
D) Europe stopped exploring
(1) CROATOAN
(2) TRUE
(3) B. Portugal
(4) ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM
(5) B. Millions of Native Americans died from disease
True or False: The Columbian Exchange only had positive effects on the world.
Who helped save the Jamestown colony by enforcing the rule "No work, no food"?
A) John White
B) Hernán Cortés
C) John Smith
D) Christopher Columbus
Fill in the Blank: The _________ was a deadly disease brought to the Americas by European explorers.
What was the name of the Aztec capital city before the Spanish conquest?
A) Mexico City
B) Tenochtitlán
C) Lima
D) Santo Domingo
Fill in the Blank: The _________ ________ was an agreement among the _______ to govern themselves.
(1) FALSE
(2) C. John Smith
(3) SMALLPOX
(4) B. Mexico City
(5) MAYFLOWER COMPACT, PILGRIMS
(1) Fill in the Blank: The Pilgrims left England to escape _________ persecution.
(2) True or False: The Puritans were different from the Pilgrims because they wanted to separate completely from the Church of England.
(3) What was an indentured servant?
A) A worker who agreed to work for a set time in exchange for passage
B) A Spanish missionary
C) A royal governor
D) A landowner in the colonies
(4) Fill in the Blank: The _________ was the first successful English colony in America. (Answer: Jamestown)
(4) What was the main goal of European exploration?
A) To spread democracy
B) To find new trade routes and wealth
C) To create peaceful relations with Native Americans
D) To discover new farming techniques
(1) RELIGIOUS
(2) FALSE
(3) A. A worker who agreed to work for a set time in exchange for passage
(4) JAMESTOWN
(5) B. To find new trade routes and wealth
(1) Fill in the Blank: _____ founded Fort Caroline in _______ before being pushed out by _______, who built St. Augustine.
(2) True or False: The Puritans were self-governed through the Mayflower Compact
(3) What were the two main resources that brought Spain wealth in New Spain? _____, ____
(4) How many times did England fail to establish a successful colony before the Virginia Company found Jamestown? __
(5) What was one result of the Columbian Exchange?
A) Native Americans gained control over Europe
B) Millions of Native Americans died from disease
C) America stopped growing crops
D) Europe stopped exploring
(1) FRANCE founded Fort Caroline in FLORIDA before being pushed out by SPAIN, who built St. Augustine.
(2) FALSE, the Puritans were CHURCH-led, and the Pilgrims were self-governed
(3) Gold, Silver
(4) 2
(5) B. Millions of Native Americans died from disease