Test Unit 2A/2B - Social Studies 8

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What was the primary purpose of the Spanish colonies started in North America in the early 1500s?

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To find gold and to spread Christianity

Front

Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interested in trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?
Options:
They were curious about whether or not the world was round.
They were seeking a quicker overseas trade route to Asia.
They wanted to become allies with Western Hemisphere natives.
They were looking to relocate their European empires to a new continent.

Back

They were seeking a quicker overseas trade route to Asia.

Front

How did European countries attempt to achieve the goals of acquiring resources for trade, obtaining raw materials for industry, and creating markets for manufactured goods during the 16th through the 18th centuries?

Back

by colonizing territories

Front

The Colonies of Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania were all established for________

Back

religious reasons

Front

The main reason for French colonization was

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Fishing and Fur trading

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A new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land

Back

Colony

Front

This Chinese invention which used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions was the

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Compass

Front

During the 1400's, Europeans sought to find a sea route to what continent for trade?

Back

Asia

Front

Spain came to America with what purpose?

Back

for God, Gold, and Glory

Front

What was the middle passage?

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a trade route from Africa to the Americas exporting enslaved people