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Exploration

Authored by Heather Skeans

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did European explorers first sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?

the find a shorter trade route to Asia (Far East)

to trade with the people of the Americas

to find new sources of raw materials

to spread the learning of the Renaissance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which European country was NOT in competition to settle the New World?

France

England

Spain

Germany

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country was significantly motivated by mercantilism?

Spain

England

France

Portugal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country established missions along the barrier islands with the purpose of converting the Natives to the Catholic faith?

Spain

England

France

Portugal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mercantilism was a method of getting rich by having more _________ than ___________.

gold, silver

land, God

exports, imports

explorers, colonizers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of trade did France develop in North America?

timber

gold

tobacco

fur

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer was sent to the New World by the Spanish to drive out the French – killing Jean Ribault and burning down his fort in the process?

Hernando de Soto

Pedro Menendez

Hernan Cortez

Christopher Columbus

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