Colonization of America Quiz: questions and answers
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Colonization of America had started with the discovery of the American continent by Christofer Columbus.
Colonization of America quiz consists of questions and answers related to this important period of American history.
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1. Where does the name of the continent come from?
From the explorer Amerigo Vespucci
2. What is the name of the capital of the Aztec empire, also known as Mexico?
Tenochtitlan
3. Which tribe did famous Pocahontas belong to?
The tribe of Powhatans
4. Who were the 'runners of wood'?
Europeans who specialized in the fur trade
5. Who officially founded the city of Quebec?
Samuel Champlain
6. Who did not participate in the controversy of Valladolid that dealt with the status of Native Americans in 1550?
Nicolás de Ovando
7. When did the war of independence between the British colonists and their metropolis take place?
From 1775 to 1783
8. What was the number of these British colonies that gave birth to the present United States?
13
9. What is the escomienda system practiced by the Spaniards?
The system allows the forced labor of hundreds of Indians on the same territory
10. What year was american continent discovered by Christopher Columbus in
1492