US History World Exploration Test 4

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History World Exploration (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History World Exploration (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History World Exploration (High School) · 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 was "John Cabot"?

A) "England's explorer"

B) "French Canada founder"

C) "Dutch-English explorer"

D) "Last Inca emperor"

Question 2

Who was Champlain?

A) English settler

B) French Canada founder

C) Spanish don

D) Dutch trader

Question 3

Which person conquered Incas?

A) Cortés

B) Balboa

C) Francisco Pizarro

D) Coronado

Question 4

Name the person who first circumnavigated the globe (1519-22).

A) Drake

B) Cook

C) Columbus

D) Magellan's expedition

Question 5

Who was "French coast explorer"?

A) Verrazzano

B) Montezuma II

C) Atahualpa

D) John Cabot

Question 6

Identify John Cabot.

A) French sailor

B) England's explorer

C) Spanish don

D) Dutch trader

Question 7

Who rounded Africa 1498?

A) Dias

B) Magellan

C) Vasco da Gama

D) Cook

Question 8

Who was "Dutch-English explorer"?

A) Montezuma II

B) Atahualpa

C) John Cabot

D) Hudson

Question 9

Which person was "French coast explorer"?

A) Verrazzano

B) Montezuma II

C) Atahualpa

D) John Cabot

Question 10

Who were conquistadors?

A) Dutch traders

B) Spanish conquerors

C) French priests

D) English farmers

Question 11

Who explored Mississippi?

A) Coronado

B) Balboa

C) Hernando de Soto

D) Ponce

Question 12

Name the person who named America.

A) Columbus

B) Vespucci himself

C) Pope

D) Waldseemüller after Vespucci

Question 13

Who was "Montezuma II"?

A) "Aztec emperor"

B) "French Canada founder"

C) "England's explorer"

D) "Dutch-English explorer"

Question 14

Who first circled globe?

A) Drake

B) Magellan expedition

C) Cook

D) Columbus

Question 15

What was the Middle Passage?

A) Return voyage

B) Trade route to Asia

C) Slave voyage across Atlantic

D) Exploration route

Question 16

Provide the definition of Jamestown (1607):

A) French post

B) Spanish fort

C) Dutch town

D) first permanent English colony

Question 17

Who were the Pilgrims (1620)?

A) Plymouth religious settlers

B) fur traders

C) gold seekers

D) soldiers

Question 18

Which person was Verrazzano?

A) English sailor

B) French coast explorer

C) Spanish don

D) Dutch trader

Question 19

Name "Verrazzano".

A) "French Canada founder"

B) "England's explorer"

C) "French coast explorer"

D) "Dutch-English explorer"

Question 20

Name "Atahualpa".

A) "French Canada founder"

B) "England's explorer"

C) "Dutch-English explorer"

D) "Last Inca emperor"

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