European Exploration

European Exploration

6th Grade

20 Qs

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European Exploration

European Exploration

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lisa Madden

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

profit

leisure

freedom

education

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

to establish trading posts

to find a water route to Asia

to exchange ideas with native peoples

to explore North and South America

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?

They grew in number.

They died from diseases.

They became prosperous.

They were forced to move.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

to trade with the native peoples

to conquer a large empire for Spain

to establish agricultural communities

to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of these describes the experience of the first Jamestown colonists?

They were challenged by the environment.

They found the area already colonized by the Dutch.

They were welcomed by Indigenous people.

They quickly established a prosperous colony.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which event helped end conflict between the Jamestown colonists and local Indigenous people?

the arrival of Captain John Smith

the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas

the discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke

the success of the trade of weapons and food

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.

Someone that pays rent on their farm with a portion of their crops.

Someone that makes and sells candles to wealthy landowners.

Someone that was sold to a landowner and forced to work as a cook.

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