European Exploration and Colonization flashcard

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America? To reduce overpopulation in Europe, To create communities founded on religious tolerance, To profit from trading in furs and other goods, To create joint ventures with other European powers

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To profit from trading in furs and other goods

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Which motive best completes the diagram? Options: To promote free enterprise, To extend democracy, To expand empires, To found utopian communities

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To expand empires

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Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America? gold, trade, land, religious freedom

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religious freedom

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When did Mayflower come to America?

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1620

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How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?

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Mayflower Compact

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The area in yellow was colonized by which country?

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England

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Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization? To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism, To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area, To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico, To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

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To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

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8.2A

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Which of these describes the primary reason for English colonization?
Options:
To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism,
To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area,
To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico,
To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

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To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

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8.2A

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sailed west in 1492 trying to find a water route to Asia, claimed land in the Caribbean and South America for Spain

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Christopher Columbus

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Representative assembly in England

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Parliament