TCI European Colonization in the Americas

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit

• leisure

• freedom

• education

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• A. He became wealthy after conquering the Incas.

• He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.

• He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.

• He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• to exchange ideas with native peoples

• to explore North and South America

• to find a water route to Asia

• to establish trading posts

What was an effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?

• a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

• a reduction in the European population

• a war between the Spanish and the French

• a delay in future Spanish explorations

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?

• They died from diseases

• C. They became prosperous

• They were forced to move.

• They grew in number.

Which statement is true about slavery in North America?

• European explorers rejected slavery in the Americas.

• Enslaved Africans took the place of Indigenous workers.

• Europeans introduced slavery to the Americas.

• Enslaved Indigenous people were treated with dignity.

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

• to establish agricultural communities

• to conquer a large empire for Spain

• to trade with the native peoples

• to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• to teach their religion to Indigenous people

• to protect Indigenous people

• to learn about the customs of Indigenous people

• to trade with Indigenous people

Who settled in the Spanish borderlands?

• soldiers and missionaries

• miners and treasure seekers

• pirates and fugitives from slavery

• farmers and ranchers

Which describes the relationship between the French and Indigenous groups?

• The French enslaved Indigenous people.

• The French converted Indigenous people.

• They were business partners.

• They were enemies.