8th Grade chapter 2 Test

Which of these explorers may have reached America before Columbus did?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Leif Erikson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando Cortés

How many total expeditions did Columbus lead?

• one

• two

• four

• three

Who was the first to realize that the Americas were not Asia?

• Vasco Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando Cortés

Which explorer discovered a strait that bears his name?

• Columbus

• Magellan

• Balboa

• Vespucci

The Columbian Exchange was a transfer of people, goods, and ideas between

• the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

• Africa and the Americas.

• Asia and the Americas.

What happened when Moctezuma offered Cortés gold to get him to leave?

• Cortés took Moctezuma hostage and claimed Mexico for Spain.

• Cortés took the gold and returned to Spain.

• Cortés formed a partnership with the Aztecs.

• The Aztecs declared Cortés their leader.

When the Incas paid Pizarro a ransom for their leader, Pizarro

• released the leader, then captured their capital city.

• formed a partnership with the Incas.

• took the ransom and the leader back to Spain.

• executed the leader and conquered the Incas.

Who gave Florida its name?

• Hernando Cortés

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de León

Coronado explored much of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas while

• looking for a northwest passage.

• looking for Mexico City

• looking for a golden city

• looking for Florida

Almost all Spanish colonial government officials were of what class?

• Creoles

• peninsulares

• mestizos

• mulattos