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Chapter 4 Study Guide (Sections 1 and 2)
Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the BEST answer.
1. How many trips did Columbus make to the New World?
(A) 1 (D) 3
(B) 3
(C) 4
2. In order to keep the peace between Spain and Portugal over lands in the New World, Pope Alexander VI issued a decree dividing the lands. What was it called?
(A) Proclamation Line. (B) Papal Decree Line. (C) Line of Demarcation.
3. Which of the following was NOT an impact of Hernando de Soto
(A) Documented his travels through the South East
(B) Cruel to the Indians.
(C) Spread diseases such as smallpox, mumps and measles
(D) Found the Mississippi River
(E) Found a route to the Far East
4. Most of the early European explorers were looking for a new trade route to the Far East. What three countries were considered to be in the Far East?
5. The first French settlement in North America was
(A) Charles Fort (B) Fort Caroline (C) Fort King George
6. Why did Ayllon’s colony in Georgia fail?
7. England based its claim to the New World on the exploration of
(A) John Cabot (B) Sir Francis Drake (C) Christopher Columbus
8. In 1488, this Portuguese explorer rounded the tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope in an effort to get to the Far East
(A) Verrazano (B) Diaz (C) Columbus
9. Middleman -
10. Which of the following was NOT a reason Spain came to the New World?
(A) to convert the Indians to Christianity
(B) to set up religious refuges for Spanish Protestants
(C) to find gold
(D) To find glory
11. France based its claim to the New World on the exploration of
12. The first European to set foot in present-day Georgia was
13. What four things was Columbus promised by King Ferdinand if he found a route to the Far East?
14. Why was Juan Canaries so important?
15. What did Pedro Menendez build along the coast in southeastern North America to convert the natives to Catholicism?
(A) forts. (B) missions. (C) cities.
16. The first European to set foot on the North American continent was
17. What was Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon looking for when he came to Florida?
18. Which explorer actually sailed around South America all the way to Asia before being killed by native people?
19. Which explorer actually sailed to South America, conquered the Aztecs and gained gold and silver?
20. Why did Pedro Menendez attack Fort Caroline and kill everyone there, including French Explorer Jean Ribault?
21. Why is Amerigo Vespucci important?
II. Matching: A. Match the persons with what they are known for
_____ 22. Menendez (A) Built St. Augustine and missions
_____ 23. Hernando de Soto (B) Traveled through the South
looking for Gold with attack dogs, war
horses and discovered the Mississippi River
_____ 24. Sir Francis Drake (C) Built Charles Fort
_____ 25. Jean Ribault (D) Burned St. Augustine
B. Define
_____ 26. Friars
_____ 27. colony
_____ 28. garrison
_____ 29. mercantilism
_____ 30. mission
31. Who is Lief Ericson and why is he important?
32. What is the difference between an indentured servant and a slave? (page 112)
33. and 34. Name two reasons why colonists came to the New World (page 111).
35. What is mercantilism? (pages 110 and 111)
36. What was the name of the first English settlement in North America?
37. and 38. What were two hardships the 104 settlers had once they arrived? (page 111)
39. What crop did they grow there so well that they needed more workers? (page 112)
40. Why was Fort King Georgia built in Georgia? (page 112)