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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which countries explored Texas?
France and Britain
France and Spain
Mexico and Spain
Spain and Portugal
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did explorers seek a faster water route to Asia?
traveling West of Europe in ships
traveling to the North Pole
talking to the rulers of the Silk Road
sailing south of the tip of South America
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado searching for in the Americas?
The Grand Canyon
The 7 Cities of Gold
India
A water route to Asia
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does wealth mean?
the state of being well
the state of being rich
having a strong government
the state of being poor
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the first and most wanted thing sought for in the Americas?
fame
water
wealth
Christianity
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle do in the New World?
He founded Hispaniola and started what we know as the Columbian Exchange.
He searched for the 7 Cities of Gold and found 2.
He explored the Grand Canyon and the Southwest of the United States.
He explored the Mississippi River and established a colony in Texas.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of resources, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
The spread of diseases across North and South America.
The creation of Hispaniola by Christopher Columbus.
The exchange of goods between Christopher Columbus and the Spanish King.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which is a result of Europeans exploring the Americas?
A new and faster water route to Asia for European merchants to buy and sell goods.
An exchange of resources like plants and animals as well as diseases an idea between Europe and the Americas.
All Native Americans died from diseases the Europeans brought to the Americas when they arrived.
50% of the Europeans died from diseases explorers contracted while in the Americas.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is glory?
bright light of the sun
purple flowers that open in the morning sunlight
honor from great achievements
sailing on a ship across the ocean
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason for exploration?
Hunting
Gold
God
Glory
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who toured the Southwestern part of the United States including the Grand Canyon?
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Hernán Cortés
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a natural resource that humans need?
gold
food
water
land
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who began to lose natural resources such as land, food, and water during the Age of Exploration?
Spanish explorers
Native Americans
French explorers
Italian explorers
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the book, La relación, telling about his years in the Americas?
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Christopher Columbus
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Hernán Cortés
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