European Exploration

The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Columbian Exchange

• The Slave Trade

What were early European explorers who came to North America looking for?

• The Silk Road

• The Cape of Good Hope

• The North Pole

• The Northwest Passage

European explorers came to America for all the following reasons. Select all that apply.

• Gold

• Goods

• God

• Glory

Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?

• To bring into a country

• To ship out of a country

• A person who spreads the message of Christianity

• An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

In which year did Columbus first reach North America?

• 32

• 1308

• 1492

• 1608

Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 

• country
• city
• continent
• state

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?

• the Silk Road
• the St. Lawrence Shuttle
• the Columbian Exchange 
• the Polo Express

What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

• To profit from the fur trade

• To conquer land

• To escape religious persecution

• To convert natives to christianity

Why were most of the 13 colonies settled?

• Settlers were escaping religious persecution in Britain

• The fur trade provided a lucrative business for them

• Settlers heard about indigenous people and wanted to convert them to Christianity

• Settlers wanted to make money off of indigenous slave labor