3rd Grade History Test 1

Question 1

What country did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella rule?

Answer 1

Spain

Question 2

Who was called “Admiral of the Ocean Sea”

Answer 2

Columbus

Question 3

What were Columbus’ three ships?

Answer 3

Nina, Pinta, and Sant Maria

Question 4

When did Columbus first step on land in the New World?

Answer 4

October 12, 1492

Question 5

What city did Columbus grow up in?

Answer 5

Genoa, Italy – a seaport town

Question 6

What did Columbus do when he reached the end of his first voyage?

Answer 6

He knelt down and thanked God for His goodness.

Question 7

What did Christopher Columbus’ parent want him to become?

Answer 7

a weaver

Question 8

Who was the chief of chiefs?

Answer 8

Powhatan

Question 9

What caused malaria?

Answer 9

mosquitos

Question 10

Who were the rulers of Spain?

Answer 10

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

Question 11

Who was the Admiral of the Ocean Sea?

Answer 11

Christopher Columbus

Question 12

What were the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery?

Answer 12

Captain Newport’s ships

Question 13

When is Columbus Day?

Answer 13

October 12

Question 14

What year was America discovered?

Answer 14

1492

Question 15

Who said, “He who will not work shall not eat?”

Answer 15

John Smith

Question 16

Who was the King of England?

Answer 16

King James I (King James the First)

Question 17

What was “rich in pearls, gold, silk and spices?”

Answer 17

Indies

Question 18

True or False

Were Columbus’ parents happy that he wanted to be a sailor?

Answer 18

false

Question 19

What were the ships that Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492?

Answer 19

Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

Question 20

Since Columbus thought he had landed in India, what did he call the natives?

Answer 20

Indians

Question 21

Who was accused of starting an argument on the ship? Captain Newport ordered him put in chains.

Answer 21

John Smith

Question 22

True or False

The men from England worked hard and had plenty of food for the winter.

Answer 22

false

Question 23

True or False

Captain Newport followed the king’s instructions right away and made John Smith the leader in the new land, as soon as they arrived.

Answer 23

false

Question 24

What 2 things did the sailors in Columbus’ day think were in the unknown seas?

Answer 24

boiling spots and monsters

Question 25

On his first trip to England, who attacked Columbus’ ship?

Answer 25

pirates

Question 26

What did the people in Europe call the unknown sea?

Answer 26

Sea of Darkness

Question 27

What 2 things did Columbus see that made him believe land was near?

Answer 27

land birds and a carved stick

Question 28

What were the wealthy Englishmen who came to the new land called?

Answer 28

gentlemen

Question 29

What was the winter of 1609-1610 called?

Answer 29

Starving TIme

Question 30

When John Smith came back to America, what section of North America did he explore and make maps of?

Answer 30

New England

Question 31

What king was the English colony of Jamestown named after?

Answer 31

King James

Question 32

For which country did Columbus claim San Salvador?

Answer 32

Spain

Question 33

Who saved John Smith’s life?

Answer 33

Pocahontas

Question 34

What were 2 reasons why sailors did not want to go to India with Columbus?

Answer 34

1. They were afraid of the Sea of Darkness

2. They did not trust him

Question 35

What were ways Captain Smith helped the colonists?

Answer 35

1. He traded with the Indians for food
2. He knew how to keep peace with the Indians
3. He also made the rule that those who did not work should not eat