Midterm Review (European Exploration & Colonization)

What are the 3 G's?

• God, Goods, Glory
• Goods,  Glory, God
• God, Glory, Gold
• Grapes, Gum, Greatness

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?

• To search for gold and riches
• To make friends with the Native Americans
• To spread their religion
• The explorerers want to become famous.

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

People began to exchange animals, plants, and foods globally. This was called the _________________.

• Spanish Trade
• New World
• Columbian Exchange
• Portuguese Trading Post

What is the name for the sharing of new plants and animals between the old and new world as a result of Columbus' voyage?

• Northwest Passage

• Columbian Exchange

• Middle Passage

• Columbian Passage

What happened to the colonists at Roanoke?

• They died from disease.

• They created the first permanent English colony.

• They were killed by the Spanish.

• They mysteriously disappeared.

• They sailed back to England after a few years.

Which colony was the first permanent English settlement in America?

• New York

• Plymouth Rock

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

Jamestown's economy finally improved when the colonists began growing

• sugar cane

• tobacco

• corn

• potatoes

The religious group of separatists that landed on Plymouth Rock and started Thanksgiving were the

• Puritans
• Jamestown colonists
• Pilgrims
• Powhatans

Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?

• They wanted to get rich.
• They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.
• They wanted freedom of religion.
• All of the above