Exploration and Colonization of North America CFU

​Exploration and Colonization of North America Check For Understanding

By AUTUMN GIPSON

​“Europeans had grown used to receiving many goods from Asia such as silk, spices, and pottery. These goods had traveled the Silk Road, a trade route connecting the East and the West.”

Multiple Choice

What motivated Europeans to begin exploring new sea routes?

• They wanted to stop trading with Asia
  

• They wanted to find faster routes for valuable goods

• They were bored with land travel

• They wanted to visit new cultures

​“With the change, the Europeans focused on shipbuilding and sea navigation. Rather than traveling by land, European countries began traveling by sea.”

Multiple Choice

What advances allowed Europeans to explore other parts of the world?

• Better roads and wagons

• Shipbuilding and sea navigation

• Horse-drawn carriages

• Hot air balloons

​“Christopher Columbus was hired by Spanish rulers to find a faster route to Asia by sailing west rather than east.”

Multiple Choice

What was Columbus originally searching for?

• A shortcut to Africa
• A westward (shorter) route to Asia

• A direct route to Europe
• The North Pole

​Spain was driven by three main motivations. The first two were fame and fortune. Throughout history, the Spanish grew rich from all the land they conquered in Central America and South America. The Spanish also fought to spread the Christian faith to Native Americans. Missions were created to convert the native people and teach them the ways of the Europeans.

Multiple Choice

What were the three main motivations for Spanish exploration?

• Adventure, Trade, Diplomacy
• Wealth, Faith, and Glory

• Friendship, fun and Trade

• Money, power, and riches

​“The oldest surviving European settlement in the United States, in St. Augustine, Florida, was built by the Spanish in 1565.”

Multiple Choice

What is the oldest European settlement in the United States?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• New Amsterdam, New York
• Jamestown, Virginia
• St. Augustine, Florida

​“Missions were created to convert the native people and teach them the ways of the Europeans.”

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of Spanish missions?

• To establish trade routes with Europe.
• To convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
• To promote Spanish culture and language.
• To build military forts in the region.

France focused on a demand that seemed to be never-ending: the fur trade.”

Multiple Choice

What was France’s main focus in North America?

• Sugar plantations

• Gold mining

• The fur trade

• Building missions

​“The English explorer Henry Hudson was employed by the Dutch to find a new water route to the Indonesian islands.” “He did not find a passage, but he did discover the Hudson River.”

Multiple Choice

What was Henry Hudson searching for on his voyage?

• A route to Africa

• A water route to Asia

• A shortcut to Spain

• A place for settlers

Multiple Choice

What did Henry Hudson discover during his exploration?

• The Mississippi River

• The Hudson River

• The Amazon River

• The Nile River

​“The island of Manhattan was purchased from indigenous people in 1626 and renamed New Amsterdam. Yet, the success of the Dutch was short-lived. In 1664, the British took over the colony and renamed it New York.”

Multiple Choice

What happened to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam?

• The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was seized by the English and renamed New York in 1664.
• New Amsterdam was sold to the French in 1670.
• The colony was abandoned by the Dutch in 1655.
• New Amsterdam became a Spanish territory in 1666.