US History Chapter 1 Test Review

T/F. Pope Alexander VI divided the world between England and Spain for exploration.

FALSE

T/F. Some groups of Indians had built developed civilizations by the time Columbus arrived.

TRUE

T/F. Virginia was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.

TRUE

T/F. The Reformation took place in only German states.

FALSE

T/F. The Eastern Woodland Indians were unskilled and uncivilized.

FALSE

T/F. French colonies in NA didn't attack many settlers.

TRUE

T/F. Roanoke Colony was known as the "Lost Colony".

TRUE

T/F. Virginia Dare was the first English child born in America.

TRUE

T/F. The French/Spanish had few settlements in NA.

TRUE

Spanish explorer who discovered the Grand Canyon.

Coronado

Spanish explorer who discovered Mississippi River.

De Soto

Dutch explorer who claimed New Netherland.

Henry Hudson

Italian explorer who sailed for England.

John Cabot

Spanish explorer who circumnavigated the globe.

Magellan

Spanish explorer who named Florida.

Ponce de Leon

Englishman viewed as a pirate by the Spanish.

Drake

Italian explorer who sailed for Spain.

Columbus

Englishmen who financed settlements in the New World.

Raleigh

Portuguese explorer who sailed to India and obtained spices.

Da Gama

"Description of the World" is about whom?

Marco Polo

What was the profitable business of Frenchmen in NA?

Fur trading

What economic system became popular at the end of the Age of Exploration and Colonization?

Mercantilism

Name 1 invention the made exploration possible.

Astrolabe, Compass or Caravel

What body of water did Asians cross to NA?

Bering Strait

What name was given to Spanish soldiers/explorers?

Conquistadors.

What is oldest permanent city settled by Europeans in US?

St. Augustine

Who was king of the Aztecs that thought De Soto was a god?

Montezuma

What English seaman circumnavigated the globe?

Francis Drake

What did the French call Canada?

New France

What was the main factor that determined Indian tribes housing?

Geographic environment

Which merchants controlled the overland routes to Asia?

Muslims

Who was the Geneva-based leader of the Reformation in Switzerland?

John Calvin

Who was Portugal's most famous explorer?

Dias

Which country was Spain's biggest competitor for new lands and the East?

Portugal

What name was given to Adena and Hopewell Indians in the Midwest?

Mound Builders

Which people built a capital city on the site of modern Mexico City?

Aztecs

What monarch's Armada was defeated?

King Phillip II of Spain

What was NOT true of Spanish colonies in the new world?

Protestants were welcomed.

Which German monk was influential in starting the Protestant Reformation?

Martin Luther

Which European country first discovered a sea route to Asia?

Portugal

Who was the one-legged governor of New Netherland?

Peter Stuyvesant

Locate the following explorers routes on the map.

Columbus, Coronado, Cortes, Cabot, De Soto, Magellan

1 of 3 essay questions to choose from. 1- What was so remarkable about Magellan's crew? 2- Why were the Spanish and English bitter rivals? 3- How did the Protestant Reformation affect New World Settlement