History The Age of Colonization MCQ Test 2

1. Which less-known explorer, sailing for France, is credited with exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence and parts of the eastern North American coast in the early 16th century?

2. Who was the English privateer who circumnavigated the globe from 1577 to 1580?

3. Who was the English privateer who plundered Spanish ships and settlements in the Americas during the late 16th century?

4. Who was the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1513?

5. Who is credited with the founding of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, in 1607?

6. Who was the Dutch explorer who is credited with discovering the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

7. Which less-celebrated English explorer, sailing in the late 16th century, sought the Northwest Passage and made significant contributions to Arctic exploration?

8. Which European explorer is associated with the discovery of the Mississippi River?

9. Who was the English monarch who sponsored John Cabot's voyages to North America?

10. Who led the Dutch exploration that resulted in the establishment of New Netherland in North America?

11. Which European nation established the first European settlement in the Caribbean, on the island of Hispaniola?

12. What term is used to describe the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres during the Age of Colonization?

13. Which European nation established the first European settlement in Australia in 1788?

14. Which European power established the first permanent European settlement in the Americas?

15. Which less-known conquistador, exploring the American Southwest, is associated with the first European sighting of the Grand Canyon in 1540?

16. What was the name of the treaty signed in 1494 that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal?

17. Which less-celebrated European power, engaged in the Age of Colonization, established early settlements in the Caribbean, including Saint Barthélemy?

18. Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's first voyage in 1492?

19. Which explorer is known for his voyages to the coast of North America, claiming areas for England in the late 15th century?

20. Which lesser-known explorer, sailing for Portugal, played a key role in establishing early trade connections with the Kingdom of Kongo in Africa during the Age of Colonization?

21. Who was the Italian explorer credited with discovering the Americas in 1492?

22. Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?

23. What was the term used for the economic system during the Age of Colonization, where colonies existed to benefit the mother country?

24. Which native civilization was conquered by Hernán Cortés in 1521, leading to the fall of their capital city, Tenochtitlan?

25. What was the significance of the Jamestown colony established in 1607?

26. Who was the last Aztec emperor, defeated by Hernán Cortés in the siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521?

27. What was the primary economic activity in the Portuguese colony of Brazil during the 17th century?

28. Who is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498?

29. Which European explorer is credited with opening a direct sea route from Europe to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope?

30. What was the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494?

31. Which treaty, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal?

32. Which lesser-known conquistador, overshadowed by Cortés and Pizarro, led the Spanish expedition to explore Florida in the early 16th century?

33. Who is credited with opening the sea route from Europe to India, establishing direct trade connections in the late 15th century?

34. Who was the English explorer responsible for the circumnavigation of the globe from 1577 to 1580?

35. What was the main economic activity in New France during the 17th and 18th centuries?

36. Who, often overshadowed by other explorers, is credited with the first European landing on the coast of what is now Brazil in 1500?

37. Which European power established a significant presence in the Indian subcontinent through trade and colonization during the Age of Colonization?

38. Which lesser-known European power, engaging in maritime activities in the Age of Colonization, established the city of Gdańsk as a major Baltic port?

39. Who founded the colony of Maryland in 1634 as a refuge for English Catholics?

40. Which European country established colonies in present-day Brazil?