Exploration

Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to 'India'?

• Spain

• Great Britain

• France

• Portugal

Which answer best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• The middle leg of the Triangular Trade Route.

• The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern hemispheres.

• Christopher Columbus' voyage in 1492.

• The study of the Earth's land, water, plant, and animal life.

Which definition best describes mercantilism?

• An economic system where colonies manufactured goods to sell to England for a profit.

• An economic system where England manufactured goods to sell to the colonies for a profit.

• An economic system that allowed for competition between businesses.

• An economic system with very little government interference.

What is shown in the image above?

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Triangular Trade Route

• European Exploration

• Agriculture

What is depicted in this image?

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Middle Passage

• Mercantilism

• European Exploration

Why did European countries such as Spain begin to explore?

• They were bored.

• To find a faster route to Asia.

• They did not explore.

• To find lost family members.

Spain's reasons to explore included -

• spreading their religion, claiming as much land as they could, and finding precious natural resources.

• escaping religious persecution and establishing a favorable balance of trade.

• finding a westward water route through North America to Asia and establishing a fur trade with the Native Americans.

• Spain did not explore outside the boundaries of their country.

Spain's reasons to explore included -

• God, gold, and glory.

• escaping religious persecution and mercantilism.

• finding the Northwest Passage and the fur trade with the Native Americans.

• Spain did not explore outside the boundaries of their country.

Great Britain's reasons to explore included -

• spreading their religion, claiming as much land as they could, and finding precious natural resources.

• escaping religious persecution and establishing a favorable balance of trade.

• finding a westward water route through North America to Asia and establishing a fur trade with the Native Americans.

• Great Britain did not explore outside the boundaries of their country.

France's reasons to explore included -

• God, gold, and glory.

• escaping religious persecution and mercantilism.

• finding the Northwest Passage and making a profit off of the fur trade with the Native Americans.

• Spain did not explore outside the boundaries of their country.