Motivations for Exploration/Colonization

Motivations for Exploration/Colonization

7th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What did the Spanish set up to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

mission settlements

religious universities

plantations

trading posts

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the main reason for French and Dutch exploration and colonization?

Fur trapping and trading

Gold and silver mining

Setting up sugar plantations

Setting up mission settlements

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To find the city of gold in southern Africa

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Northwest Passage

the water route discovered by the French that caused conflict between that country and England

the path French explorers took to reach Asia from the Atlantic Ocean

the path Russian explorers took that led to their claim in North America

water route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific believed to exist through northern North America

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which European country had a more positive relationship with Native Americans than other Europeans who explored the Americas?

Spain

France

England

the Netherlands

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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People from the European country the Netherlands.

Dutch

British

English

French

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which country set up New Amsterdam a.k.a New York as a harbor for trading and profit.

Spain
France
Netherlands
England

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