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36 Cards in this Set
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Francisco Coronado encountered all of the following Indians except the |
B) Chicasaw |
A) Hopi B) Chickasaw C) Pueblo D) Zuni |
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What was the importance of Hernando de Soto's expedition? |
C) He claimed more land for Spain |
A) He found a trade route through North America B) He converted hundreds of Indians to Catholicism C) He claimed more land for Spain D) He found gold |
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According to the map, which European explorer made the longest voyage? |
C) Magellan |
A) Cabot B) de Gama C) Megallan D) Columbus |
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According to the map, which continent did de Gama circle? |
D) Africa |
A) Asia B) North America C) South Africa D) Africa |
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According to the map, what European explorer made the shortest voyage? |
D) Cabot |
A) de Gama B) Magellan C) Columbus D) Cabot |
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According to the map, what did Cabot, Columbus, de Gama, and Magellan have in common? |
D) None of them found an all-water route to the Far East |
A) They all left from Europe on their voyages B) They all experience hardships on their travels C) None of them became rich and famous D) Non of them found an all-water route to the Far East |
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Why did European countries want to find a shorter route to the Far East? |
B) Goods would be cheaper |
A) The route they used was rough and dangerous B) Goods would be cheaper C) They could make more trips D) Sailors did not want to be away from home so long |
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What was the purpose of Columbus's voyage? |
A) To make an accurate world map |
A) To make an accurate world map B) To determine if the world was round C) To find a route to China and India D) To find sources of gold and silver |
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Which explorer, who was with Panfilo de Narvaez, recorded information about the Indians, land, flora, and fauna that he saw in the southwestern United States? |
C) Cabeza de Vaca |
A) Vasco de Gama B) Hernando Cortez C) Cabeza de Vaca D) Francisco Coronado |
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Plants that were brought by Europeans to the New World included all of the following except |
D) Peanuts |
A) Coffee B) Peaches C) Wheat D) Peanuts |
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From whom did Jean Baptiste Bernard de La Harpe purchase land for his trading post on the Red River? |
A) The Wichita |
A) The Wichita B) The Osage C) The Pawnee D) The Nassonite |
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During the first hundred years of European exploration, what was the main cause of the decline in the number of Indians living in North America? |
D) Diseases brought to the continent by the Europeans |
A) Fighting between various warring tribes B) Skirmishes and wars between the Indians and explorers C) Movement of many Indians from North America D) Diseases brought to the continent by the Europeans |
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Plants native to the New World include all of the following except |
C) Oats |
A) Beans B) Squash C) Oats D) Cacao |
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What explorer first discovered a water route from Europe to India? |
B) Vasco de Gama |
A) John Cabot B) Vasco de Gama C) Ferdinand Magellan D) Bartholomew Diaz |
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The early French influence in eastern Oklahoma is evident today in all of the following names except |
C) Anadarko |
A) Poteau B) Kiamichi C) Anadarko D)Chouteau |
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What Indians did Francisco Coronado find when he reached Quivira? |
A) Caddo |
A) Caddo B) Apache C) Wichita D) Pueblo |
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Who claimed all the land drained by the Mississippi River for France? |
D) Robert Rene Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle |
A) Jean Baptiste Bernard de La Harpe B) Louis Jolliet C) Juan Baptiste Le Monye, Sieur de Bienville D) Robert Rene Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle |
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What group of explorers established a settlement called Vinland? |
B) Vikings |
A) French
B) Vikings C) English D) Spanish |
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Why did early Europeans come to America? |
D) To find gold and silver |
A) To obtain tobacco B) To establish settlements C) To civilize Indians D) To find gold and silver |
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He founded a settlement that would become Santa Fe. |
Juan Martinez de Montoya |
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His expedition was credited with bringing a number of infectious diseases to the Indians. |
Hernando de Soto |
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He established a trading post that led to trade between the French and Indians in Oklahoma. |
Jean Baptiste Bernard de La Harpe |
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He was the leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he died before the voyage was completed. |
Ferdinand Magellan |
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He was the first to find and all-water route between Europe and India. |
Vasco de Gama |
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He landed on a small island he named San Salvador |
Christopher Columbus |
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He defeated the Aztec in Mexico |
Hernando Cortez |
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He founded New Orleans. |
Jean Baptiste le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville |
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He was a Catholic priest who traveled with Francisco Coronado. |
Juan de Padilla
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He was the first European to reach the mainland of North America. |
John Cabot |
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Christopher Columbus made four voyages to the western hemisphere. |
True. |
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Francisco Coronado was the first Spanish explorer to find fold in North America. |
False. |
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Jacques Marquette was a Jesuit missionary who explored the Red River. |
False. |
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Before he died, Christopher Columbus realized his dream of finding an all-water route to the Far East. |
False. |
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La Salle was a hero in France because of the colony he established on the Gulf of Mexico. |
False. |
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Smallpox was especially devastating to the American Indians. |
True. |
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Juan de Padilla was killed by the Kaw Indians. |
True. |
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