Name Date Chapter 5 Assessment Big Ideas Fill in the circle next to the best answer. 1, Explorers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them O B. down the entire length of the Mississippi River. O.C. through North America to Asia. 2. Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases? O B. ‘They got tired of giving European settlers free food. © D. They were exposed for the first time to some kinds of sicknesses. 3. Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies? © A. to practice fighting wars O D. toget silks and spices 4, Howis a colony different from other places in which people settle? A, Itis ruled by another country. Oo ° C, Itis designed to be temporary. © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute 5. Juan Ponce de Leén looked for O B. ashortcut to Asia. © D. the fountain of youth. 6. Herndn Cortés fought against © A. the Aztecs in Mexico. O C. the Incas in South America. 7. Which man explored what is now the southwestern United States? O C. Cabot © B. Coronado 8. Which river did La Salle explore? O C. Mississippi © B.Hudson Reading Further 9. What was the first permanent European settlement in the United States? © A. Fort Caroline|© C. St. Augustine 10. Why did the Spanish attack Fort Caroline? © B. They did not want the French to challenge their rule in Ametica: © D. They hoped to discover a new route ‘to the Pacific Ocean. Routes of Exploration to the New World 37Name Date Social Studies Skills ‘Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions. Write your answers on the lines provided. Date of First or Most Famous Expec 109-1500. 1450 1400 1550 1600 1650 1700 Francesco Henry Robert de Vasquez Hudson La Salle de Coronado Jacques Cartier Christopher Columbus John Cabot Juan Ponce de Leon Hernan Cortés 11, Give the beginning and ending dateslof the century in which the most expeditions took place = . 12. Who is the last explorer shown on the timeline? 13, Which men explored before F500R ant 14, Whose expedition took place soon after Jacques Cartier’s voyage? 38. Chapter 5 6 Teachers! Curriculum InsituteCircle the vocabulary word that matches each definition. Conquistador Northwest Passage Colony East Indies Contagious Diseases 1. (East Indies / Colony) - Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia 2. (Northwest Passage / East Indies) - The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found 3. (Contagious Diseases / Conquistador) - A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1600's and claimed large areas of land for Spain 4. (Colony / Northwest Passage) - A community ruled by another country, not by its own people 5. (Conquistador / Contagious Diseases) - A sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the airEssay Question: We did not circle the Bible in the matrix for any explorer we studied. That means that the explorers didn’t really care to spread Christianity. Therefore, why was the spread of Christianity important to the European explorers? G@ieig)the word or words that makes the sentence true. 1. The explorers (wanted to/ did not want to) spread Christianity, 3. The explorers needed (ships and money / bible and priests) to explore. 4. The rules of Spain wanted to (spread Christianity / start a war). 5. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of (Spain/ France) sponsored many voyages. 6. Since the leaders of Spain sponsored many voyages, spreading Christianity (was / was not) important to the explorers. 7. The explorers (were / were not) able to spread Christianity into the New World. Write E if the following was important to the explorers. Write Sif the following was important to the King and Queen of Spain. Some may have two answers. 8. Finding gold and riches 9. To explore the world 10. To spread Christianity 11. To find a new route to Asia