Exploration

Which is not one of the "3 G's?"

• God
• Gold
• Glory
• Galantry

Which of these groups treated Native Americans harshly?

• Spanish
• French
• Vikings

What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?

• Disease

• Foreign plants in their forests

• Warfare

• Poverty

Which explorer believed he could find a safer and faster route to India and Asia by sailing west?

• Columbus

• Caveza de Vaca

• Cortez

• Coronado

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

• They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
• They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
• They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
• They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

• Triangular Trade
• Mercantilism
• Capitalism
• Columbian Exchange

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The Middle Passage was_______________?

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.
• The transport of Africans to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.
• Trading goods among three people.
• The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?

• Increased tribal warfare.
• Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.
• Families and communities were torn apart.
• Brought wealth to ALL African people.

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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown
• Charleston
• St. Augustine
• Plymouth Rock

During the Age of Exploration, explorers were trying to find new trade routes to what place?

• Africa
• America
• Asia
• Europe