Exploration Progress Check

Reasons for European Exploration:

1. To find sea routes to India and China

2. To find gold, silver, and other treasure

3. ?

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

What famous Italian explorer who sailed for Spain thought that if he sailed west he could sail directly to China and India?

• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco de Gama
• Henry Hudson
• Hernando Cortes

How did Portugal impact the world during the Age of Exploration?

• It was the first country to transport diseases to the major tribes in both North and South America.
• It was the first country to create a Northwest Passage route from Portugal to India.
• It was the first to send explorers to map the entire coast of North and South America.
• It was the first to send sailors exploring for an all water route to Asia. This inspired other European countries to do the same thing.

Which list represents the major countries that took part in the Age of Exploration?

• China, India, the Netherlands, and France
• Spain, Columbia, Mexico, and Portugal
• Spain, Portugal, France, and England
• Germany, Spain, Portugal, and England

^{1. English colonists came to the Americas looking for religious freedom}

^{2. Jamestown was established to make money for commercial profit}

^{3. The Mayflower Compact and Virginia House of Burgesses were created}

All the events listed above occurred during

• the era of Westward Expansion

• the Era of Good Feelings

• the Colonization era

• the Jacksonian era

From 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was that -

• the colonists were attacked by Spanish explorers

• the swampy location caused disease to spread

• black bears attacked the settlement

• the punishment for all criminal offenses was execution

Which settlement was founded in 1607 and was successful because of its fertile soil, abundant game, and abundant timber?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Georgia

• Plymouth

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit

Why did Puritans come to the Americas?

• to grow new crops
• to make friends with the French
• to establish new religious communities
• to protect the colonies from Spain

Where did the Pilgrims land in 1620?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Jamestown, Virginia
• Roanoke, North Carolina
• New York City, New York