Unit 2 European Exploration Review

During the age of European exploration, many Europeans migrated from Europe to the New World. What do you think migrated means as it was used in this sentence?

• A. to discover something

• B. to move from one place to another

• C. to sail over the ocean

• D. to bring war

1. Based on Source 1 and Source 2, what attracted privateers like Sir Francis Drake to the New World during the sixteenth century?

• A. the promise of acquiring land for the English crown

• B. the desire to seize treasures being shipped back to Spain

• C. the hope of establishing trade opportunities with Spain

• D. the prospect of delivering spices to settlers in the West Indies

Which phrase identifies one major result of the Age of Exploration?

• A. a long period of peace and cooperation in the Americas

• B. a long period of democratic governments in the Americas

• C. a long period of industrial development in Europe and the Americas

• D. a long period of migration of people from Europe to the Americas

Based on all of the sources, how did Europeans view the New World in the 1400s and 1500s? Select the three correct answers.

• A. a world filled with pollution and waste

• B. a world to be controlled by the Europeans

• C. a world occupied by unfamiliar civilizations

• D. a world filled with wealth

• E. a world with advanced laws and science

Based on the image, what are the things that were given to the New World from Europe during the Columbian Exchange? Select 4 correct answers.

• A. Coffee Bean

• B. Sugar Cane

• C. Tomato

• D. Livestock and Horses

• E. Disease

Why did Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World? Choose the BEST answer.

• A. He wanted to prove that world was not flat.

• B. He wanted to find a shorter route to China. (the Indies)

• C. He wanted to find America.

• D. He wanted to help out the king and queen of Spain.

Most European explorers were motivated to come to the New World for what reasons? Choose the BEST 3 answers.

• A. Power and Wealth

• B. The need for more natural resources

• C. For religious freedom

• D. For adventure

• E. To claim more land

Based on the map, what two European countries controlled most of the land from 1762-1783?

• A. France

• B. Britain (England)

• C. Canada

• D. Spain

• E. Louisiana

8. Based on the map, the indigenous groups still controlled most of the land in North America. True or False?

• TRUE. According to this map, indigenous groups were spread out through out North America.

• FALSE. According to this map, indigenous groups were put in a small reserve, while other European countries controlled most of North America.

Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador. He took over the Aztec Empire from Montezuma. What does the word Conquistador mean?

• A. He who conquers

• B. Explorer

• C. Warrior

• D. Soldier