Category 1
What country supported Christopher Columbus on his voyages?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
Why did the Europeans want to discover a new water route to Asia?
The silk road was too expensive
The silk road was too dangerous
Europe was at war with the Silk Road nations
The Silk Road was both too expensive and too dangerous
Which of the following were reasons why Spain and Portugal colonized America?
Gold
Trade routes and ports
Expand military control
Convert the natives to Christianity
All of the above
What was the name of the voyage that African slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean?
Atlantic Passage
Middle Passage
Ocean Passage
In what year did Christopher Columbus discover America?
1492
1495
1488
1499
What was the first place that Columbus discovered in America?
Jamaica
Bahamas
Haiti
Cuba
What error did Columbus make when preparing to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?
He thought the Earth was smaller than what is was
He thought the Earth was flat
He thought other nations had already discovered land west of the Atlantic
None of the above
Who was the first European nation to legalize African slavery to the America's?E
England
Portugal
France
Spain
The Vikings reached America and named it what?
Vineland
Greenland
Iceland
Canada
America is named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Macpucci
Vespian Americus
Europeans brought African slave from other Africans in what part of Africa?
North Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
True or False. Columbus died knowing he had a "New World."
True
False
Which European nation controlled most of Canada and South America?
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Spain
Who built a school for navigators?
Bartholomew Diaz
Vasco da Gama
Prince Ferdinand
Prince Henry the Navigator
Why did Europeans bring African slaves to America
Up to 50% of Native Americans were murdered by the Europeans
Up to 90% of Native Americans died by diseases brought by the Europeans
Why did France create a colony in North America?
The fur trade
The slave trade
True or False. Columbus called the natives "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies (Asia)?
True
Which of the following is not a reason why Columbus is important in history?
He made it well-known to Europeans that there was lands between Europe and Asia in the Atlantic
He gave the Europeans the idea that they could get rich in the New World
Columbus inaugurated a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted for centuries, helping create the modern Western world
All of the above are reasons why he is important