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Ch.2 Exploring the Americas Test Review

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  • Q1
    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was a conquistador searching for what
    seven cities of gold
    30s
  • Q2
    Henry ________ discovered the Hudson River
    Hudson
    30s
  • Q3
    French fur traders established trading posts in many parts of _______ America
    North
    30s
  • Q4
    Christopher Columbus represented the country of ______ in his voyages
    Spain
    30s
  • Q5
    Upon reaching the Caribbean Islands, Columbus thought he had reached the _______
    Indies
    30s
  • Q6
    Which explorer's crew was the first to sail around the world?
    Ferdinand Magellan
    30s
  • Q7
    Which Spaniard landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519?
    Hernan Cortez
    30s
  • Q8
    England, France and the Netherlands hoped to discover a ________ passage to Asia
    Northwest
    30s
  • Q9
    In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Nina, Pinta and the
    Santa Maria
    30s
  • Q10
    _______ was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca's ruler.
    Francisco Pizzaro
    30s
  • Q11
    Although he died on the trip, _______ crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
    Ferdinand Magellan
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the name of the type of person who paid rent and farmed for their lord for a set period each year?
    tenant farmer
    30s
  • Q13
    Spanish law called for three types of settlements in the Americas which were Presidios, Pueblos and _____
    Missions
    30s
  • Q14
    the word PACIFICO in Spanish means
    peaceful
    30s
  • Q15
    Columbus called the people he encountered ______
    Indians
    30s

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