(8th) European Exploration and Settlement

Which of these was a major motivation (big reason) for European exploration?

• profit (wealth)

• leisure

• freedom

• education

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• He became wealthy after conquering the Incas

• He wrote a book about his travels and trading 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 THE MAIN 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

What was an effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?

• a reduction in the European population

• a delay (short pause) in future Spanish explorations

• a war between the Spanish and the French

• a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

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

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

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

• to trade with the native peoples

• to conquer and create 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? (ex: Florida and California)

• farmers and ranchers

• soldiers and missionaries

• pirates and runaway slaves

• miners and treasure seekers

Which of these describes the relationship between the French and the American Indians?

• They were enemies

• They were business partners.

• The French converted the American Indians

• The American Indians were slaves to the French.