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US History Exploration Basic Test 7

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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
Name John Cabot.
A) England's explorer
B) French sailor
C) Spanish don
D) Dutch trader
Question 2
Who was Hudson?
A) French sailor
B) Dutch-English explorer
C) Spanish don
D) Portuguese
Question 3
What best defines the encomienda system?
A) Protection of natives
B) Freedom for natives
C) Spanish forced labor of natives
D) Trade with natives
Question 4
Name Champlain.
A) English settler
B) Spanish don
C) Dutch trader
D) French Canada founder
Question 5
Who were the Pilgrims (1620)?
A) Plymouth religious settlers
B) fur traders
C) gold seekers
D) soldiers
Question 6
Provide the definition of Triangular Trade:
A) spice route
B) Europe-Africa-Americas slave route
C) silk road
D) tea trade
Question 7
Provide the definition of the Middle Passage:
A) Trade route to Asia
B) Return voyage
C) Slave voyage across Atlantic
D) Exploration route
Question 8
Which person was "Dutch-English explorer"?
A) Montezuma II
B) Atahualpa
C) John Cabot
D) Hudson
Question 9
Which person was "England's explorer"?
A) John Cabot
B) Montezuma II
C) Atahualpa
D) Verrazzano
Question 10
What was the Middle Passage?
A) Trade route to Asia
B) Slave voyage across Atlantic
C) Return voyage
D) Exploration route
Question 11
Who was "Champlain"?
A) "England's explorer"
B) "Dutch-English explorer"
C) "French Canada founder"
D) "Last Inca emperor"
Question 12
Name the person who conquered Incas.
A) Cortés
B) Balboa
C) Coronado
D) Francisco Pizarro
Question 13
Name Atahualpa.
A) Last Inca emperor
B) Maya king
C) Aztec emperor
D) Spanish conquistador
Question 14
Identify "England's explorer".
A) Montezuma II
B) John Cabot
C) Atahualpa
D) Verrazzano
Question 15
What best defines Triangular Trade?
A) spice route
B) silk road
C) Europe-Africa-Americas slave route
D) tea trade
Question 16
Identify "Dutch-English explorer".
A) Montezuma II
B) Atahualpa
C) John Cabot
D) Hudson
Question 17
Name the person who explored Mississippi.
A) Hernando de Soto
B) Coronado
C) Balboa
D) Ponce
Question 18
Identify "John Cabot".
A) "Dutch-English explorer"
B) "England's explorer"
C) "Last Inca emperor"
D) Hudson
Question 19
Which person was "Hudson"?
A) "England's explorer"
B) "Last Inca emperor"
C) "Dutch-English explorer"
D) Hudson
Question 20
Who was ""Aztec emperor""?
A) "England's explorer"
B) Hudson
C) "Verrazzano"
D) "Montezuma II"

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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