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Reasons for Exploration and Colonization

Authored by Catherine Chesser

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Reasons for Exploration and Colonization
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

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