European Exploration Review

Which group of people learned that the value of the new land was in establishing trading posts with the natives?

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• French

• Germans

Robert LaSalle claimed the Mississippi River Valley for –

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

• France

Who explored eastern Canada for England?

• Samuel De Champlain

• John Cabot

• Robert LaSalle

• Francisco Coronado

Samuel de Champlain established the settlement of Quebec for –

• Italy

• France

• Portugal

• England

The Spanish conquered and enslaved American Indians and

• Created settlements in Quebec

• Gave them European diseases

• Set up trading forts along the Mississippi

• Created settlements along the James River

* Natural resources and trade

* Spread Christianity

* Competition among empires

What do these characteristics describe?

• American Indian cultures

• The obstacles of early exploration

• Accomplishments of exploration

• Motivations for exploration

The cultural group that believed the land in the New World should be used and shared but not owned was the

• American Indians

• Spanish

• English

• French

The Southwest section of North America was settled by-

• Spain

• Franch

• Portugal

• England

Which obstacle faced by early explorers is illustrated in this wood cut map

• Illnesses suffered

• Lack of food needed for survival

• Poor maps and navigational tools

• Inadequate supplies

Obstacles of exploration

- Disease and starvation

- Poor maps and navigational tools

- Lack of adequate supplies

- ????

Complete the graphic

• Nowhere to trade goods

• Not enough soldiers

• No religious leaders

• Fear of the unknown