Immigration And Colonization Quiz #1
Quiz #1 on Immigration, Borders, Colonization, Explorers.
- 1.Three major changes/movements/motivations occurred in Europe prompting nations to explore and colonize the rest of the world. What were they? (Check all that apply.)
- A.
The arrival of UFOs
- B.
Seeking new trade routes to India
- C.
Renaissance
- D.
Protestant Reformation
- E.
The invention of the steam engine
- 2.In what year was the Treaty of Torsedillas established?
- 3.Columbus, Ponce de Leon , Coronado, Cabrillo, and Kino all explored North America on behalf of which country?
- 4.What country sent Cabot and Drake to explore North America?
- 5.Cartier, Jolliet & Marquette, and Cavelier all explored on behalf of which European nation?
- 6.In which year did Columbus first sail the ocean blue?
- A.
1492
- B.
1592
- C.
1642
- D.
1702
- E.
1892
- 7.What North American region did Ponce de Leon explore?
- 8.In what year did Ponce de Leon land in North America?
- 9.Which Spanish explorer sailed up the coast of California?
- A.
Cabot
- B.
Cabrillo
- C.
Coronado
- D.
Kino
- E.
Cavelier
- 10.Which Spanish explorer traveled extensively between 1540-1542 in what would later become the American Southwest?
- A.
Columbus
- B.
Cabrillo
- C.
Cartier
- D.
Cabot
- E.
Coronodo
- 11.Which British explorer landed on the Northeast coast near Maine a few years after Columbus first encountered the "New World"?
- A.
Cartier
- B.
Cabrillo
- C.
Coronodo
- D.
Cabot
- E.
Cavelier
- 12.Which French explorers first encountered the upper Mississippi River?
- A.
Jolliet & Marquette
- B.
Cartier & Cavelier
- C.
Kino & Coronado
- D.
Cabot & Columbus
- E.
Ponce de Leon & Cabrillo
- 13.What was the name of the first successful British settlement in North America?
- 14.True or False. The first permanent British settlement in North America was prosperous immediately. There were very few deaths. The colonists discovered gold immediately and became very wealthy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.One group of British colonists were the ______________ . They settled in Pennsylvania and believed in tolerance, equality, and pacifism.
- 16.Which was founded first, the Spanish colony of New Mexico or the British colony of Massachusetts?
- A.
New Mexico
- B.
Massachusetts
- C.
Both were founded at the same time
- 17.What was the outcome of the Seven Years' War?
- A.
France lost and its territory in North America was split between Britain and Spain
- B.
France won and acquired territory from Britain and Spain
- C.
France lost but kept its territory in Louisianna
- D.
Spain lost and its territory in North America was split between the US and Mexico
- E.
Britain lost and its territory in North America declared independence
- 18.How did Florida get its name?
- A.
It was the last name of the European who first explored the region.
- B.
It was the name the native peoples used for the area.
- C.
It was discovered by Europeans a few days after Easter.
- D.
It was the name of one of Columbus' ships.
- E.
It was the name of the Spanish king at the time.
- 19.Were the British settlers in North America primarily Catholic or primarily Protestant?
- A.
Catholic
- B.
Protestant
- 20.Were the Spanish settlers in North America primarily Catholic or primarily Protestant?
- A.
Catholic
- B.
Protestant
- 21.Were the French settlers in North America primarily Catholic or primarily Protestant?
- A.
Catholic
- B.
Protestant
- 22.Who sent the “mail-order brides” to whom?
- A.
King George III to British settlers so they wouldn't revolt
- B.
King Louis XIV to soldiers living in the French colonies in North America so the population could expand
- C.
King Louis XIV to natives living in the French colonies in North America in exchange for beaver hats
- D.
Napoleon to Spanish missionaries who needed help with the housework and cooking but couldn't get married for religious reasons
- E.
Columbus to native men in the West Indies in exchange for women from their tribes to take back to Europe
- 23.What did French give the natives when trading goods with them?
- A.
Tobacco and gold
- B.
Silk and beads
- C.
Kettles and knives
- D.
French and religion lessons
- E.
Nothing
- 24.What became wildly popular in Europe as a result of trade between the French and natives in Canada?
- A.
Herbal medicines
- B.
Deer skin loin cloths
- C.
Beaver hats
- D.
Bows and arrows
- E.
Turkey feathers
- 25.Give the dates of the Seven Years' War (French-Indian War).
- A.
1607-1613
- B.
1776-1783
- C.
1756-1763
- D.
1861-1865
- E.
1494-1501
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