European Exploration of the Americas
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- Q1A community ruled by another countryexplorerscolonyNew World30s
- Q2What was the Northwest Passage?A way of traveling to China by sailing west from Europe.A route through the N.American continent that explorers found in 1492 .A route through the North American continent that many European explorers searched for, but never found.30s
- Q3A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s.conquistadorsmissionariesexplorers30s
- Q4The name given to North and South America by the Europeans because they didn't know it existed until Columbus landed there.N. and S. AmericaThe AmericasThe New World30s
- Q5A sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.Columbian ExchangeChristianitycontagious disease30s
- Q6What was the Columbian Exchange?an exchange of food, animals, ideas, technology and even diseases between Columbia and EuropeThe movement of plants, animals, products and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Asia) and New World30s
- Q7Which was an OLD World product?chicken/eggstobaccopotatoescorn30s
- Q8Which was an OLD World product?turkeyspeanutssmall poxpineapple30s
- Q9Which was a NEW World product?tomatoesbananasChristianityhorses30s
- Q10Which was a NEW World product?chili peppersricegrapes (and wine)pigs30s
- Q11Which was a NEW World product?cattlepigsricecorn30s
- Q12Which was an OLD World product?tobaccotomatoessweet potatoeshorses30s
- Q13I was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the mighty Aztec empire in what is now Mexico.CortesCoronadoColumbusCabot30s
- Q14I "discovered" the North and South American continents by sailing west to reach Asia.HudsonPonce de LeonCortesColumbus30s
- Q15I’m a Spanish explorer who is known for exploring a beautiful land for a fabled “Fountain of Youth”. I didn’t find it, but I claimed land I called Florida for SpainColumbusCoronadoCartierPonce de Leon30s
- Q16I wanted to find a water route to Asia, just like Columbus. I explored the eastern coast of North America and gave England its first land claims in the Americas.LaSalleCabotCartierHudson30s
- Q17I had heard of a rumored “Seven Cities of Gold” in a land now known as New Mexico. In my day, we called this land Cibola. I didn’t find any gold, but I did find the Grand Canyon.CoronadoCartierPonce de LeonCortes30s
- Q18I made several voyages to the Americas and explored the land around St. Lawrence River. I gave France its first claims in what would later be called Canada.HudsonLaSalleCabotCartier30s
- Q19I sailed for the Dutch and the English in the early 1600’s. I explored a river and a bay later named after me. On my last voyage, my crew was so angry with me, that they put my son and me off the ship and left us to die in the icy waters.CabotCartierPonce de LeonHudson30s
- Q20I am a French explorer who sailed up the Mississippi River and claimed land for the King of France, King Louis XIV and called it Louisiana.LaSalleCabotCartierHudson30s