EXPLORATION QUIZZIZ

The reason that Europe first began exploring was to find a sea route from Europe to where?

• Asia

• Antartica

• Africa

• North America

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To lace potential military allies

• To claim new territory

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found Utopian communities

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

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

What is the economic system called that states that the colonies exist solely to enrich the mother country?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

• Free Market