Quiz 20 Section 16.5 Flashcards
1
Q
What was the first permanent French colony in the New World?
A
Quebec
2
Q
What happened in 1492?
A
Columbus discovered America
3
Q
Columbus’s voyages were sponsored by what country?
A
Spain
4
Q
Portugal claimed what South American country?
A
Brazil
5
Q
This Spanish ruler controlled more of the surface of the earth than any other human being in history
A
Philip II
6
Q
John Cabot explored for what country?
A
England
7
Q
Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach what by sea?
A
the Far East
8
Q
Robert Cavelier de la Salle discovered what body of water?
A
St. Lawrence River
9
Q
The spirit of freedom stirred the Englishmen to do what?
A
explore and colonize the New World
10
Q
What year was the first permanent English settlement founded?
A
1607
