What year did Christopher Columbus show up at the island of Hispaniola?
European Exploration in the Americas Quiz

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Lisa Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1500
1492
1450
1400
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the ship that the Portuguese discovered, which was ocean worthy and easy to maneuver?
Brigantine
Galleon
Caravel
Sloop
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who completed the reconquista, expelling the Moors from the territory that is today Spain in 1492?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
Isabella of Castile
Ferdinand of Aragon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason for Europeans to seek a new trade route to the east?
To avoid Muslim control of the Mediterranean
To find new lands for colonization
To discover new cultures
To escape political and religious shakeup
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the native population in the Canary Islands that the Portuguese attempted to enslave?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Guanche
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which kingdom was under Muslim control of the Moors in the Iberian peninsula?
Granada
Castile
Aragon
Portugal
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main trade good that the Portuguese discovered in the islands they came across?
Sugar
Spices
Cotton
Gold
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