Social Studies Explorers Pre-test
6 Questions
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This is a pre-test to see what you already know about explorers.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
This famous explorer was from Italy, but actually sailed for Spain. He is very famous, but was in reality, way off course!- A.
Vasco da Gama
- B.
Christopher Columbus
- C.
Ferdinand Magellan
- 2.Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What were the Spanish explorers mainly searching for in the New World?
- A.
Gold
- B.
Furs
- C.
Land to set up colonies
- 4.What was the main purpose for the people from England to come to America?
- A.
They wanted to trades furs and establish Christianity for the natives who lived here.
- B.
They were searching for gold.
- C.
They were searching for religious and financial freedom by setting up their own colonies.
- 5.In one or two sentences, tell me what you know about the Conquistadors.
- 6.Which country was Juan Ponce de Leon from?
- A.
Portugal
- B.
France
- C.
Spain
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