European Exploration

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

• Antarctica

• Australia

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

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Columbian Exchange

• Slave Trade

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• Canada

• New World

• United States

• Atlanta

What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

• to profit from the fur trade

• to conquer land

• to escape religious persecution

• to convert natives to christianity

What were the spanish motivations for colonizing North America

• to convert native people

• to profit from the fur trade

• Good, Glory, Glad

• God, Gold, Glory

What effect did the Age of Exploration have on the Native Americans?

• Majority of them died from European diseases such as small pox, were enslaved by the Spaniards, and/or were displaced by the English when westward expansion started.

• They flourished in their land and were allowed to keep living as they were before.

• They became the laborers for the 13 colonies

• They traded with the French and Spanish.

What European country began the transatlantic slave trade?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

The "Middle Passage" referred to

• the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.

• the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

• Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory

• the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.

Crops grown for profit

• Cash crops

• Food Crops

• Slash and Burn

• Agriculture

The expansion of English settlement led to wars against the native peoples. In this war, 700 Native Americans were killed by the colonists and their allies.

• King Phillip's War

• American Civil War

• Pequot War

• Quaker's War