
US History Exploration

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Social Studies, History
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8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was the INITIAL reason that European explorers sailed to the Americas?
Back
to find new sea routes to Asia
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which reason best completes this list? to spread democratic ideals, to improve efficiency in manufacturing, to locate potential military allies, to claim new territory
Back
to claim new territory
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which motive BEST completes the diagram? Options: to promote free enterprise, to expand empires, to extend democracy, to found utopian communities
Back
to expand empires
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World? Options: To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia, To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy, To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea, To find the city of gold in southern Africa
Back
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Christopher Columbus actually discovered the entire continent of North America but he believed he had
Options: sailed around the world, reached India, located the Northwest Passage, found the fountain of youth
Back
reached India
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The Colombian Exchange can be described as:
Back
The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphere
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Conquistador means
Back
An explorer who conquered a group of people and their land.
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