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Explorers and Settlements Quiz Review

Explorers 1. What is the name of the type of sailin ship that !as ideally desi ned for sailin lon distan"es# The Caravel 2. Name one reason !hy it !as ideally s$ited for explorin . Small, fast ship; maneuvered well in both prevailing winds and cross winds; limited cargo area; could hold up to 100 men %. What did the astrola&e meas$re that made it an important na'i ational tool# Measured latitude 4. What did the "ompass meas$re that made it an important na'i ational tool# Sets the direction (. )f yo$ !ere to sail 'ia dead re"*onin + !hi"h tool !o$ld &e the most important de'i"e to ha'e# Good maps 6. )n order to sail 'ia dead re"*onin + !hat other tool &esides ood maps is important to ha'e# Hour glass 7. ,o! did -ol$m&$s prefer to na'i ate !hen sailin # ead rec!oning 8. What !as -ol$m&$s. ori inal destination# "ast #ndies or $apan /. Whi"h "o$ntry did -ol$m&$s sail for# Spain 10. What !ere the names of his ships# %ina, &inta, Santa Maria 11. When -ol$m&$s dis"o'ered the Ne! World+ !here did he ori inally land# #slands in the Caribbean Sea that later became !nown as the 'est #ndies 12. What other island did -ol$m&$s dis"o'er# Hispaniola 1%. )n !hat year did -ol$m&$s first set foot in the Ne! World# 1()* 14. ,o! did he mana e to *eep his "re! from ettin anxio$s a&o$t the lon distan"es they sailed# He lied to them about how far the+ had traveled 1(. What did -ol$m&$s ta*e &a"* !ith him to the 1ld World# ,ittle gold, slaves, pin! pearls and brightl+ colored parrots 16. )n total ho! many trips did -ol$m&$s ma*e to the Ne! World# ( 17. What !ere the three moti'ations for E$ropean sailors to explore the !orld# Gold, God, Glor+ 18. What !ere some of the fears of an"ient sailors# Getting lost at sea, sea monsters, storms, falling off the edge of the earth Explorers 1/. 2he ex"han e of oods and ideas &et!een the Eastern ,emisphere and the Western ,emisphere is *no!n as !hat# The Columbian "-change 20. What are some of the items that E$ropeans &ro$ ht to the Ne! World# omestic animals such as chic!ens, cattle, pigs and horses. /ruits such as bananas,

oranges, lemons and figs. &lants such as bluegrass, the dais+ and the dandelion. The+ also brought diseases. 21. What are some items that E$ropeans &ro$ ht &a"* from the Ne! World# /ood items such as corn, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, manioc, s0uash, peanuts, pineapples and blueberries. S!ills included using snowshoes, trapping fur1 bearing animals for their s!ins, paddling canoes. %ative 2merican political structures were also copied 22. What is the term for 3panish "on4$erors# Con0uistador 2%. What t!o Nati'e 5meri"an "i'ili6ations did the "on4$istadors "on4$er# The 23tecs in Me-ico and the #ncas in &eru 24. What !as the primary reason for "on4$erin these "i'ili6ations# To ta!e their gold bac! to Spain 2(. Who !as 3pain.s ri'al in explorin and settlin 3o$th 5meri"a# &ortugal 26. Who settled the disp$te &et!een the t!o "o$ntries# The &ope 27. What t!o "o$ntries primarily explored -anada and North 5meri"a# "ngland and /rance 28. Name one of the 3panish explorers !ho explored North and7or 3o$th 5meri"a# Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortes, /rancisco &i3arro, Hernando eSoto 2/. Name one of the 8ren"h explorers !ho explored -anada# $ac0ues Cartier and Samuel de Champlain %0. Name one of the En lish explorers !ho explored -anada and the area no! *no!n as Northeast 9nited 3tates# $ohn Cabot, Henr+ Hudson %1. Whi"h one has a ri'er and a &ay in -anada named after him# Henr+ Hudson %2. Whi"h of the three ma:or E$ropean po!ers treated the Nati'e 5meri"ans most harshly# Spain 8ren"h 3ettlement %%. What are "o$re$rs de &ois# /rench settlers who lived and wor!ed in the woods %4. What is respe"ted 8ren"h man of property "alled !ho "ame to settle in North 5meri"a# seigneur %(. Who !as a 8ren"h missionary priest !ho explored in and aro$nd the ;reat <a*es re ion in"l$din the =ississippi >i'er# &ere Mar0uette %6. Who !as =ar4$ette.s partner# ,ouis $oliet %7. What !as the primary e"onomi" 'ehi"le for 8ren"h settlers# Trading of animal s!ins %8. Whi"h pelt !as "onsidered the life&lood of the 8ren"h e"onomy in North 5meri"a# The beaver %/. What !as the settlement "alled the ori inated in the straits that "onne"ted <a*e ,$ron !ith <a*e Erie# /t. etroit 40. What !as the nat$re of the relationship &et!een 8ren"h settlers and Nati'e 5meri"ans in North 5meri"a and !hy# Generall+ ver+ good because the+ were trading partners

3la'ery 41. What !as the 8ren"h settlement "alled that &e"ame one of the "enters of the sla'e trade in the 9.3.# %ew 4rleans 42. Where did most of the sla'es !ho "ame to the Ne! 1rleans sla'e mar*ets "ome from prior to "omin to Ne! 1rleans# Most recentl+ from the 'est #ndies such as Haiti or Cuba and prior to that 2frica 4%. What is the flo! of ood and trade "alled that lin*ed E$rope+ 5fri"a and North 5meri"a# The triangular trade 44. What is the ro$te &et!een 5fri"a and North 5meri"a "alled# The Middle &assage 4(. 5s in"l$ded in the trian $lar trade+ !hat items !ere ta*en from North 5meri"a to E$rope# &rofits from the slave trade and finished goods such as tobacco, sugar and cotton 46. ,o! "o$ld an 5fri"an expe"t to &e treated if he !as "apt$red and sent on to a sla'e ship# Treatment would be harsh with fre0uent beatings, little food and water and constant confinement b+ chains 47. Where !as the "entral sla'e mar*et in Ne! 1rleans lo"ated# %ear the doc!s so that slaves could be ta!en from the boats and 0uic!l+ sold to plantation owners and other end owners. 48. What !as the anti?sla'ery mo'ement "alled# The 2bolition movement 4/. What !ere the three "rops that sla'es on plantations primarily re!# Tobacco, cotton and sugar (0. ,o! !ere sla'es *ept $nder "ontrol# &rimaril+ through fear of beatings and whippings.