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US History Exploration Basic Test 8

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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
Identify Verrazzano.
A) French coast explorer
B) English sailor
C) Spanish don
D) Dutch trader
Question 2
Which person funded Columbus?
A) Portugal
B) Spain monarchs
C) England
D) France
Question 3
Who was "John Cabot"?
A) "Dutch-English explorer"
B) "Last Inca emperor"
C) "England's explorer"
D) Hudson
Question 4
Name the person who first circled the globe.
A) Cook
B) Drake
C) Columbus
D) Magellan's expedition
Question 5
Which person sought fountain youth?
A) Ponce de León
B) De Soto
C) Balboa
D) Coronado
Question 6
Identify "Last Inca emperor".
A) Montezuma II
B) Atahualpa
C) John Cabot
D) Verrazzano
Question 7
Who first circled globe?
A) Drake
B) Cook
C) Magellan expedition
D) Columbus
Question 8
Who was "Dutch-English explorer"?
A) Montezuma II
B) Atahualpa
C) John Cabot
D) Hudson
Question 9
Which person conquered Incas?
A) Francisco Pizarro
B) Cortés
C) Balboa
D) Coronado
Question 10
Who was Champlain?
A) English settler
B) French Canada founder
C) Spanish don
D) Dutch trader
Question 11
Which of the following best defines Triangular Trade?
A) spice route
B) silk road
C) Europe-Africa-Americas slave route
D) tea trade
Question 12
What best defines Jamestown (1607)?
A) Spanish fort
B) French post
C) Dutch town
D) first permanent English colony
Question 13
Who conquered Incas?
A) Francisco Pizarro
B) Cortés
C) Balboa
D) Coronado
Question 14
Name "French coast explorer".
A) Montezuma II
B) Verrazzano
C) Atahualpa
D) John Cabot
Question 15
Name "England's explorer".
A) Montezuma II
B) Atahualpa
C) John Cabot
D) Verrazzano
Question 16
Which person was Atahualpa?
A) Maya king
B) Aztec emperor
C) Spanish conquistador
D) Last Inca emperor
Question 17
Who sailed in 1492 for Spain?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Magellan
C) Cartier
D) Hudson
Question 18
Who was ""Last Inca emperor""?
A) "England's explorer"
B) "Atahualpa"
C) Hudson
D) "Verrazzano"
Question 19
Identify "Hudson".
A) "England's explorer"
B) "Last Inca emperor"
C) "Dutch-English explorer"
D) Hudson
Question 20
Identify "Champlain".
A) "England's explorer"
B) "Dutch-English explorer"
C) "Last Inca emperor"
D) "French Canada founder"

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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