Early America/Age of Exploration

Which of the following is an example of human migration theory to North America?

• Land Bridge Theory

• Silk Road Theory

• Land Plain Theory

• all of the answers

Which of the following is an example of a major Native American Empire in North and South America?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• all of the answers

The reason why the European nations wanted to find another route to China and India was:

• They didn't want to do what the Pope said

• The Silk Road was becoming dangerous due to many wars

• many people believed the world was flat

• none of the answers

The "First" European to "discover" America was:

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Giovanni Verrazano

• Christopher Columbus

A colony is:

• an area of land usually far away controlled by another country

• the most powerful country in the world

• Every island in the Pacific

• all of the answers

Why might a country want to establish colonies?

• for world power

• to find treasure

• to get resources

• all of the answers

France's colony was called:

• Jamestown

• Quebec

• St. Augustine

• Roanoke

The first permanent English settlement was named:

• Roanoke

• Quebec

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

How did colonization impact the Native Americans?

• trading led to jealousy and fighting between tribes

• many natives were taken as slaves by the Spanish

• they were able to trade with the French and Dutch (Holland)

• all of the answers

African slavery began because:

• the Native Americans were dying or running away

• they volunteered to become slaves

• the King of England made it the law

• Montezuma (the Aztec leader) used Africans for slavery