TCI Unit 1 Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the Americas

A community rules by another country is called a

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• Northwest passage

A __________ is a Spanish explorer who came to the americas in the 1500s

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• East Indies

Many explorers sought out the _______, or a route across the northern part of North America.

• colony

• Northwest Passage

• contagious disease

• East Indies

A ___________ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• East Indies

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, was called the __________ by Europeans.

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• East Indies

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies

• To get silks and spices

• to send away their prisoners

• to study a different culture

• to practice fighting wars

How is a colony different from other places where people settle?

• it has a very simple way of life

• it is designed to be temporary

• it is ruled by another country

• it was started many years ago

Juan Ponce de León looked for

• the Seven Cities of Gold

• a shortcut to Asia

• a site for a mission

• the fountain of youth

Hernán Cortés fought against

• the Aztecs in Mexico

• the Seminoles in Florida

• the Incas in South America

• the Mayas in Central America

Why did many Native Americans die from contagious diseases

• they were enslaved to work in mines

• they got tired of giving European colonizers free food

• they were exposed to diseases that spread quickly

• they lacked gunpowder and swords