Exploration of the Americas

Why did European countries mainly compete to control territory in the New World?

• to profit from trade with Native Americans

• to gain access to a vast supply of raw materials

• to acquire fertile land for agricultural production

• to seek protection from attack by Native Americans

What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?

• To find a trade route to Asia

• To find the Americas

• To fight the Chinese

• To discover new lands

The boat used by most explorers during the 1500s was called a

• yacht

• schooner

• caravel

• steam boat

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

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What is the middle passage?

• the trip from England to Africa

• the trip from England to the Americas

• the trip from Africa to the Americas

• the trip from Africa to England

What were exports from the Americas during the Triangular Trade?

• Finished products like textiles, rum, and manufactured goods

• African Slaves

• Raw goods like tobacco, sugar cane, and cotton

• Roman Catholic Missionaries

What three words summarize the key motives for European expansion?

• God

• Glory

• Gold

• Geography

• Guilt

What type of goods did Europeans trade TO Africans in exchange FOR slaves?

• Manufactured goods (tools, guns, cloth)

• Agricultural products (wheat, corn, beef)

• Luxury goods (silk, spices, jewelry)

• Raw materials (cotton, iron ore, beaver furs)

The impact of mercantilism was that

• The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

• Trade was limited in the Atlantic

• The Colony grew wealthy

• The Mother Country grew wealthy

Wood, water, bricks, corn - are all from the earth. These are called: ____________.

• finished products
• mercantilism
• plants
• raw materials