European Exploration & Colonization

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

• To search for gold and riches

• To find a trade route to Europe

• To spread their religion

• To expand the size of their mother country

What was the Age of Exploration? (choose all that are correct)

• European countries explore the world

• Europeans searched for land, goods, and trading partners

• A time to explore if Christians should practice Buddhism

• A time in which trade routes were created on land

What factors contributed to the Age of Exploration?

• New technology for navigation & exploration

• Desire for new trade routes to Asia

• Desire for spreading Christianity

• Wanting to get lost at sea

What type of technology was created during the Age of Exploration?

• Spyglass - allowing sailors to see far away

• Astrolabe - to measure distance

• Magnetic compass - to help with direction

• Quadrant - measuring angles of stars and sun to help with navigation

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To spread religious freedom

• to profit from trading furs and other goods

• to work with other European countries

• to reduce overpopulation in Europe

What 3 major European countries were involved in the Age of Exploration?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Asia

Land known to the Europeans as the Americas

• New World

• New York

• Caravel

• Voyage

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

What was the primary purpose of the Spanish colonies there were established in North America in the early 1500s?

• To foster friendship between Spaniards and Native Americans

• To establish religious freedom for Spaniards fleeing Europe

• To grow crops for Spain

• To find gold and to spread Christianity

Which European country had a more positive relationship with Native Americans than other Europeans who explored the Americas?

• Spain

• France

• England

• the Netherlands