Chapter 2 European Exploration

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• He became wealthy after conquering the Incas.

• He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

• He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.

• He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit

• leisure

• freedom

• education

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• to establish trading posts

• to find a water route to Asia

• to exchange ideas with native peoples

• to explore North and South America

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many American Indian groups?

• They grew in number.

• They died from diseases.

• They became prosperous.

• They were forced to move.

What was the relationship like between the French and the Native Americans?

• They were enemies and hated each other.

• They were business partners and traded with each other.

• The French converted the Native Americans to their religion.

• The French enslaved the Native Americans.

What was the goal of the Spanish conquistadors when they came to America?

• to trade with the native peoples.

• to conquer a large empire for Spain

• to establish agricultural communities

• to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• to protect the American Indians

• to trade with the American Indians

• to teach their religion to the American Indians

• to learn about the customs of the American Indians

Which of these settled in the Spanish borderlands?

• farmers and ranchers

• soldiers and missionaries

• pirates and runaway slaves

• miners and treasure seekers

Which statement is true about slavery in North America?

• American Indian slaves were treated with dignity.

• European explorers rejected slavery in the Americas

• Slavery had not existed before the European discovery of America.

• African slaves took the place of American Indian workers.

What was an important economic activity of both the French and Dutch settlements?

• fur trade

• slave trade

• tobacoo farming

• sugar cane farming