to have resistance to a disease

What were the names of the ships that Columbus used on his first voyage to the New World?

The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

What was the Northwest Passage?

A water route through North America

What is a plantation?

a large farm whre 1 crop is grown

What happened to the African people when they were packed on ships and brought to America?

Many died from diseases or shipwrecked

What was the results of England, France, and Holland's search for the Northwest Passage?

The explorers didn't find it, but new settlements were found.

A captain of an armed privately owned ship

What were the Seven Cities of Gold?

Legendary cities supposed t o be the richest in the world

How did Portuguese sailors reach Asia?

by sailing around the tip of Africa

What was the Columbian Exchange?

People, plants, and animals that traveled across the Atlantic.

How did Drake defeat King Philip's "Invincible Armada"?

He set fire to his own sships and sent them into the Armada.

Navigation is the science of . . .?

plotting and contolling the course of a ship

What effect did the transfer of plants and animals have on the people of Europe, Africa, and Americas?

New animals and plants were introduced and it changed lives

How did African slave trade begin in the 1500s?

The Spanish wanted to replace Native American workers

Who was Henry Hudson?

An English captain for whom a river and bay are named

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1
To rebel means to . . .
run from the enemy
give in
resist
live peacefully
2
Immunity means . . .
to run away from slave owners
to work hard on a plantation
to become a native of America
to have resistance to a disease
3
What were the names of the ships that Columbus used on his first voyage to the New World?
The Taino, Isabella, and Ferdinand
The Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian
The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
The Victoria, Balboa, and Pacific
4
In 1415, Prince Henry of Portugal set up a school of what?
treasures
navigation
English studies
land travel
5
What was the Northwest Passage?
A discovery made by Christopher Columbus
A bridge between Greenland and Canada
A water route through North America
An underground tunnel that was a passageway to riches
6
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish Soldier
A path explorers took
A god worshipped by the Aztecs
An ancient weapon used by the Spanish
7
Which is NOT a navigating instrument
stopwatch
cross staff
compass
astrolabe
8
What is a plantation?
a boat that traveled to and from Europe
a place where plans for war are made
a store where plants are sold
a large farm whre 1 crop is grown
9
What happened to the African people when they were packed on ships and brought to America?
They took over the ships and returned to Africa.
They were glad to be coming to America.
Many died from diseases or shipwrecked
They gave in to the Spanish people and did not resist
10
What was the results of England, France, and Holland's search for the Northwest Passage?
When they found the NW Passage, they found treasures
Many died and didn't find anything.
These countries spent lots of money, lost crews, but found a new route
The explorers didn't find it, but new settlements were found.
11
What is a privateer?
a type of dish made by a silverrsmith
a private servant in Europe
a knight in Queen Elizabeth's court
A captain of an armed privately owned ship
12
What were the Seven Cities of Gold?
7 Large cities in Central America surrounding gold mines
The 7 capitals of the Aztec and Maya
Legendary cities supposed t o be the richest in the world
The palace of the Aztecs with 7 rooms of gold
13
How did Portuguese sailors reach Asia?
by sailing across the Pacific Ocean
by sailing north of Europe
by sailing around the tip of Africa
by sailing through the Mediterranean Sea
14
An epidemic is . . .
A need for food
The capture of slaves
The transporting of slaves
The spread of disease
15
What does the word armada mean in Spanish?
fleet
ocean
fish
soldiers
16
What does circumnavigate mean?
to draw a circle on a map
to travel from one town to another
to make a boat go in circles
to sail around the world
17
What part of the Americas did Coronado explore?
Peru
Cuba
Florida
The Southwest
18
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Silk, spices, and gold that Columbus first brought to Americas.
People that lived in columbia and wanted to change theri life.
People that moved from Columbia to the U.S.
People, plants, and animals that traveled across the Atlantic.
19
Which Portuguese explorer reached India and found the first sea route to Asia?
Bartholomew Dias
Prince Henry
Vasco daGama
Christopher Columbus
20
Who agreed to pay for Columbus's voyage to find a new route to the East?
The Catholic Church
Isabella and Ferdinand
A goup of Portuguese merchants
The Tainos
21
Which was NOT a cause of the Battle of the Spanish Armada?
the search for gold in Africa
English attacks on Spanish ships
the knighting of Sir Francis Drake
the Spanish desire to conquer more lands
22
How did Drake defeat King Philip's "Invincible Armada"?
He attacked the ships when they were sleeping.
He set fire to his own sships and sent them into the Armada.
He fought on a day where it was calm.
He offered gold to the King's soldiers to destroy their own ships.
23
Which came from the Americas?
sugar cane
potatoes
cows
wheat
24
Why did the Europeans come to the Americas in the late 1400s?
meet Native Americans
to trade and claim land
look for people lost at sea
reclaim their land
25
Navigation is the science of . . .?
studying the flow of the ocean currents
making maps and using them to search for land
plotting and contolling the course of a ship
teaching sailors how to sail in foreign seas
26
What effect did the transfer of plants and animals have on the people of Europe, Africa, and Americas?
New animals and plants were introduced and it changed lives
None survived the new environment
People in other countries didn't like strange foods
These new items were expensive and only the wealthy had them
27
Ambush means to . . .
enslave people
plant flowers and bushes
attack by surprise
go and live in another country
28
How did the Aztec record their history?
by telling stories to their children
by painting on cave walls
by writing on paper in Spanish
by pictures painted on scrolls
29
How did African slave trade begin in the 1500s?
The Spanish wanted to replace Native American workers
Many Spanish returned to Europe and left only Africans
The Spanish wanted a mixture of people working on plantations
The African people started working for the Spanish in exchange for sugar
30
Which empire did Cortex defeat?
The Maya
The Inca
The Pueblo
The Aztec
31
Who did Cortez trick?
The Spanish Soldiers
The Maya
Esteban Dorantes
Montezuma
32
Who was Henry Hudson?
An English captain for whom a river and bay are named
An enslaved African who became an explorer
The governor of the first settlement in New England
A European exploreer who discovered Florida

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