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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Europeans who explored and settled North America in the 1500's sought wealth and what else?
The right to spread their Christian faith
Vast land grants
Explorers
Minerals
- 2. Multiple Choice
The name of the German priest who nailed a list of complaints on the door of a local Catholic Church and who launched the Reformation
Jesus Christ
George Calvin
Martin Luther
Piux IX
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Reformation Movement led to a new form of Christianity called _____________.
Catholicism
Lutheran
Protestantism
Adventist
- 4. Multiple Choice
A main difference between Protestants and Catholics was acceptance of leadership by _______________________.
Martin Luther
the Pope
King George
Father Paul
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is an armada?
Group of soldiers
A war fleet
A branch of the army
A group of priests
- 6. Multiple Choice
Name of the explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River and discovered a mountain peak that is now the site of the city of Montreal
John Cabot
Christopher Calvin
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
- 7. Multiple Choice
This explorer search for a passage through America but instead discovered what is now called the Hudson River.
Thomas Wadsworth
George Hamilton
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cousteau
- 8. Multiple Choice
This explorer followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the region for France.
Robert Cavelilier de La Salle
John Calvin
George Hamilton
Vincent Joliet
- 9. Multiple Choice
The area of the New World that was called "Louisiana" was named for what?
Prince George
King Edward
Louis Lamore
King Louis XIV of France
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why were the Netherlands anxious to set up a colony in North America?
They were a small country with few natural resources.
The Netherlands wanted to dominate the world by controlling the New World.
They didn't think the world respected them.
They wanted to have colonies just like other countries like Spain and France.
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