Exploration and Colonization Review One

Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?

• Spain, Germany, and France
• England, Spain, & France
• Italy, Spain, and Portugal
• Portugal, Ireland, & France

Many of the European explorers wished to spread Christianity to native people.

• True
• False

Culture is ___________

• the type of farming used by people
• system of warfare
• way of life of people, including arts, rules, and beliefs.
• a system where people make, share, and use goods.

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• English
• Africans
• French
• American Indians

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

What was one of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

• Game, God, Glory
• Glory, Fame, and God
• God, Glory, and Gold
• Gifts, Greatness, Glory

Which BEST describes the Columbian Exchange?

• official letter allowing explorers to make slaves of native peoples
• exchange of goods between the Americas & Europe
• the spread of Native American diseases such as smallpox, measles, & influenza
• attempt to convert the native peoples to Christianity

Which of the following technologies resulted in Native Americans being able to settle in one place?

• pottery
• the bow and arrow
• the spear
• agriculture

By the late 1600s, what other countries besides  Spain had established colonies in North America?

• France, Germany, and Sweden
• France, England, and the Netherlands (Dutch)
• Portugal, Italy, and France
• Mexico, France, and England