The World Transformed: Exploration & Colonization of America

Which of the following DOES NOT describe Native Americans before contact with Europeans?

• written histories

• complex societies

• hunter-gatherers & established agriculture

• spiritual connection to nature

The Columbian Exchange was

• the beginning of a Trans-Atlantic trade network

• the beginning of a Trans-Pacific trade network

Who initially dominated exploration and colonization efforts in the Americas?

• England

• France

• Spain & Portugal

• Netherlands (Dutch)

Which of the following is NOT a reason English colonists were motivated to settle in North America?

• internal turmoil in England as a result of the Reformation

• seeking religious freedom

• economic opportunities (possibility of owning land)

• England was UNDERPOPULATED; needed people to STAY

Which cash crop saved Jamestown and became essential to the development of the Southern colonies?

• indigo

• cotton

• tobacco

• rice

What resulted from the decline of indentured servitude?

• decline of cash crop economy

• expansion of the institution of slavery

• end of Trans-Atlantic trade

What was the primary interest of the French when establishing Quebec?

• fur trade

• conflict with Native Americans

• religious freedom

• mining for gold

What was the primary interest of the Dutch when establishing New Amsterdam?

• religious freedom

• tobacco cultivation

• trade (commerce)

• intentional decimation of natives

When New Netherland (capital New Amsterdam) was captured by British, what was it renamed?

• Quebec

• Jamestown

• New England

• New York

What was the first successful British colony?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Santa Fe

• St. Augustine