Reasons for Exploration and Colonization

Which of the following statements describes the Dutch goal of settling New Amsterdam?

• Location in the West Indies make conducting the Atlantic Slave Trade easier.

• The environment and geography made an agricultural economy easier.

• Direct access to the Atlantic Ocean made trade easier.

• Location near major mountain ranges made gold and silver mining easier.

Answer explanation

The goal of exploration was to make money for European countries.

How did the colonization efforts of the French and Dutch primarily differ from those of the Spanish?

• The French and the Dutch wanted to use Native Americans for slave labor, while the Spanish did not.

• The French and Dutch wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity, while the Spanish did not.

• The French and Dutch relied heavily on trade with Native Americans, while the Spanish did not.

• The French and Dutch had interracial marriages with Native Americans, while the Spanish did not.

What statement best describes the relationships between different European imperial powers?

• They often cooperated and shared profits in order to prevent conflict.

• The imperial powers rarely interacted with each other.

• Colonial rivalry led to frequent conflicts.

• In order to civilize the Native Americans, European imperial powers put aside their religious differences.

Which of the following was NOT a motivation that drove colonists to settle in the New World?

• Economic Prosperity

• Political oppression in Europe

• Religious Freedom

• Social Mobility

Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to-

• prove the world was round

• improve the trade with Native American Indians

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter water-route to Asia

What was the major reason European rulers sought to colonize North America?

• They needed people from North America to settle in Europe.

• They sought to learn more about Native American cultures.

• They sought to expand their power with riches from the "New World."

• They wanted a place to send their criminal population.

The journeys of Henry Hudson, Christopher Columbus, and Robert de la Salle to the "New World" were possible because of the-

• effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade

• support of exploration by the English Parliament.

• trade connections established by the travels of Marco Polo

• development of new navigational instruments and technology

Answer explanation

New technology like the caravel and the astrolabe enabled Europeans to navigate more accurately and sail farther.

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 furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

What are the "3 G's" that influenced the Age of Exploration?

• Gold, Goods, Glory

• God, Goods, Graph

• God, Glory, Gold

• Goods, Gusto, God

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor