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Grade 9 Exploration
Which European explorer conquered the Aztec Indians?
  1. John Cabot
  2. Ferdinand Magellan
  3. Francisco Pizarro
  4. Hernando Cortes
Grade 9 Exploration
Who was a Spanish priest the opposed Native slavery and the encomienda system?
  1. Ponce De Leon
  2. Bartolome De Las Casas
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Ferdinand Magellan
Grade 9 Exploration
Who was the first explorer to realize that America was not Asia?
  1. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
  2. Ferdinand Magellan
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Amerigo Vespucci
Grade 9 Exploration
The main reason European explorers came to the New World to search for
  1. slaves.
  2. land.
  3. gold, silver, iron ore and precious gems.
  4. a place to establish new colonies.
Grade 9 Exploration
Portugal had plantations in                .
  1. India
  2. America
  3. Mexico
  4. Brazil
Grade 9 Exploration
How did Portugal gain control of trade in Southeast Asia?
  1. They used military force
  2. They established ties with local rulers
  3. they paid money for trading rights
  4. They agreed to share their navigational know-how with rulers of the region
Grade 9 Exploration
Which of the following did NOT motivate Europeans to begin exploring the world?
  1. convert native peoples to Christianity
  2. find sources of precious metals
  3. find adventure and glory
  4. the slave trade
Grade 9 Exploration
Ponce de Leon is known for capturing what state?
  1. Florida
  2. Montana
  3. Maine
  4. Texas
Grade 9 Exploration
Which two countries focused mainly on settling South America?
  1. France and Portugal
  2. Portugal and Great Britain
  3. Great Britain and Spain
  4. Spain and Portugal
Grade 9 Exploration
The Spanish and Portuguese imported thousands of black slaves to provide cheap labor for.....
  1. cattle runs
  2. sugar plantations
  3. mills
  4. slaughter houses
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