European Exploration & Colonization

Which of the following was not a motive for Europeans to explore and colonize in the Americas?

• Discovering new trade routes

• To gain wealth for the home country

• To spread religion

• To develop friendly alliances with the Native Americans

What was the economic policy European nations had towards their colonies?

• Capitalism

• Conquistadores

• Mercantilism

• Colombian Exchange

According to mercantilism, why did colonies exist?

• To make the home country more wealthy and powerful

• To gain soldiers for their military

• To make the colonies more powerful and wealthy

• A place to hide from their enemies

What was the religious motive for European exploration?

• To practice religious tolerance

• To spread Christianity over the whole earth

• To learn about the religion of the Native Americans

• To spread Judaism over the whole earth

Which of the following "BEST" explains Europe's political motive for establishing colonies around the world?

• They were overcrowded and needed more land

• People were looking to escape religious persecution

• European countries were rivals and were looking at colonies as a way to become more powerful than the other countries in Europe

• Businessmen were looking for opportunities to use colonie to get rich

Which of the following "BEST" explains the reasons European's first began to explore?

• They were looking for new trade routes

• They were looking for new land to farm

• They were looking for new places to live

• They were looking for freedom

Which of the following European countries was the first to create colonies in America?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Which of the following best explains the purpose of the economic policy known as Mercantilism?

• Colonies were a place where goods made in the home (mother) country could be sold

• The Native Americans could be used as slave labor

• European countries were a place where goods made in the colonies could be sold

• Europe existed solely to make the colonies more wealthy and powerful

Which of the following best explains the method used by the Spanish to creare their colonies in America?

• They established friendly,lucrative trade relationships with the Natives

• They sent soldiers to conquer the land

• They sent groups of people to live in the colonies. As the populations of the colonies grew they took over more land from the natives

How were the Spanish Conquistadors able to conquer entire Native American empires with only a few hundred soldiers?

• The natives surrendered without a fight

• The conquistadors used superior numbers and technology to defeat the Native Americans

• A combination of superior weaponry, cavalry, and the depletion of Native American forces due to disease

• The natives were peaceful and unprepared for war.