US History Exploration Test 1

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History Exploration (World History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — World History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — World History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Exploration (World History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Exploration (World History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — World History

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 "Dutch-English explorer".

A) Hudson

B) Montezuma II

C) Atahualpa

D) John Cabot

Question 2

Which person funded Columbus?

A) Portugal

B) Spain monarchs

C) England

D) France

Question 3

Who rounded Africa 1498?

A) Dias

B) Magellan

C) Vasco da Gama

D) Cook

Question 4

Who was "Hudson"?

A) "Aztec emperor"

B) Montezuma II

C) Verrazzano

D) "Dutch-English explorer"

Question 5

Name Hudson.

A) Dutch-English explorer

B) French sailor

C) Spanish don

D) Portuguese

Question 6

What best defines the Middle Passage?

A) Trade route to Asia

B) Slave voyage across Atlantic

C) Return voyage

D) Exploration route

Question 7

Which term means "first permanent English colony"?

A) the encomienda system

B) the Middle Passage

C) Jamestown (1607)

D) the Columbian Exchange

Question 8

Which French explorer founded Quebec (1608)?

A) Marquette

B) La Salle

C) Jacques Cartier

D) Samuel de Champlain

Question 9

Which person was "French Canada founder"?

A) Champlain

B) Montezuma II

C) Atahualpa

D) John Cabot

Question 10

Which of the following best defines Triangular Trade?

A) silk road

B) Europe-Africa-Americas slave route

C) tea trade

D) spice route

Question 11

Who conquered Aztecs?

A) Pizarro

B) Balboa

C) Hernán Cortés

D) De Soto

Question 12

Name the person who saw Pacific first.

A) Magellan

B) Drake

C) Cook

D) Vasco Balboa

Question 13

Which person was "England's explorer"?

A) John Cabot

B) Montezuma II

C) Atahualpa

D) Verrazzano

Question 14

Who named America?

A) Columbus

B) Waldseemüller after Vespucci

C) Vespucci himself

D) Pope

Question 15

Provide the definition of Jamestown (1607):

A) French post

B) Spanish fort

C) first permanent English colony

D) Dutch town

Question 16

Who was "French coast explorer"?

A) Montezuma II

B) Atahualpa

C) John Cabot

D) Verrazzano

Question 17

Who was John Cabot?

A) England's explorer

B) French sailor

C) Spanish don

D) Dutch trader

Question 18

Which was the largest empire in the Americas?

A) Aztec

B) Inca

C) Olmec

D) Maya

Question 19

Who was ""French Canada founder""?

A) "England's explorer"

B) "Montezuma II"

C) "Champlain"

D) Hudson

Question 20

Who was ""French coast explorer""?

A) "England's explorer"

B) "Montezuma II"

C) "Champlain"

D) "Verrazzano"

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