European Exploration

What were early European explorers who came to North America looking for?

• The Silk Road

• The Cape of Good Hope

• The North Pole

• The Northwest Passage

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 

• Asia
• America
• Antartica
• Australia

The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Columbian Exchange

• The Slave Trade

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

The area in blue was colonized by which country?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Dutch

The area in green was colonized by which country?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Dutch

The area in yellow was colonized by which country?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Dutch

The Spanish quest for riches had what major impact on the Americas?

• Settling all of North America

• Positive relationships with the Aztecs and Incas

• Finding the Northwest Passage

• Destruction of the Aztec and Inca Empires

What statement best describes the GREATEST impact of the European settlement on Native Americans?

• European settlers introduced tools and weapons to the colonies and developed a trading system with the Native Americans

• European settlers introduced new diseases to the colonies and caused the Native Americans population to decrease substantially

• European settlements introduced Christianity to the colonies and converted the Native American population

• European settlers introduced slaves to the colonies and ended the need for Native American labor

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• To protect American Indians

• To trade with American Indians

• To teach their religion to the American Indians

• To learn about the customs of the American Indians