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US History Exploration Basic Test 5

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History Exploration Basic (Elementary) Elementary School (USA History, K-5) USA USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for Elementary School US/World History (K-5), USA — Elementary School (USA History, K-5) level, USA.
For Elementary School students (K-5) studying History in the USA
Section: History Exploration Basic (Elementary) · Education: Elementary School · Part: History Exploration Basic (Elementary) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
Who funded Columbus?
A) Spain monarchs
B) Portugal
C) England
D) France
Question 2
Which Portuguese prince funded exploration?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Henry the Navigator
C) Manuel I
D) John II
Question 3
Name Montezuma II.
A) Inca emperor
B) Maya king
C) Aztec emperor
D) Spanish king
Question 4
Who was "Aztec emperor"?
A) Atahualpa
B) John Cabot
C) Verrazzano
D) Montezuma II
Question 5
Which was the first permanent English settlement?
A) Jamestown 1607
B) Boston 1630
C) Plymouth 1620
D) Roanoke 1585
Question 6
Who was "Hudson"?
A) "England's explorer"
B) "Dutch-English explorer"
C) "Last Inca emperor"
D) Hudson
Question 7
Which person was "Aztec emperor"?
A) Atahualpa
B) John Cabot
C) Montezuma II
D) Verrazzano
Question 8
Identify John Cabot.
A) French sailor
B) Spanish don
C) Dutch trader
D) England's explorer
Question 9
Who was Montezuma II?
A) Aztec emperor
B) Inca emperor
C) Maya king
D) Spanish king
Question 10
Who was "French coast explorer"?
A) Montezuma II
B) Verrazzano
C) Atahualpa
D) John Cabot
Question 11
Which person conquered Aztecs?
A) Pizarro
B) Balboa
C) Hernán Cortés
D) De Soto
Question 12
Which person was Verrazzano?
A) English sailor
B) Spanish don
C) Dutch trader
D) French coast explorer
Question 13
Name the person who explored for France in Canada.
A) Jacques Cartier
B) Columbus
C) La Salle
D) Champlain
Question 14
Which person reached America 1492?
A) Vespucci
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Cabral
D) Cabot
Question 15
Which person first circled globe?
A) Drake
B) Cook
C) Magellan expedition
D) Columbus
Question 16
Name the person who were the Pilgrims (1620).
A) fur traders
B) gold seekers
C) soldiers
D) Plymouth religious settlers
Question 17
Who was "England's explorer"?
A) John Cabot
B) Montezuma II
C) Atahualpa
D) Verrazzano
Question 18
Who was ""England's explorer""?
A) "England's explorer"
B) "John Cabot"
C) Hudson
D) "Verrazzano"
Question 19
Who was ""French coast explorer""?
A) "England's explorer"
B) Hudson
C) "Verrazzano"
D) "Atahualpa"
Question 20
Who was ""French Canada founder""?
A) "England's explorer"
B) Hudson
C) "Verrazzano"
D) "Champlain"

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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