STAAR Review - Exploration

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

• To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

• To discover a new sea route to Asia

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What was the INITITAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

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Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

• To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

• To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

• To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

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Which of these describes the primary reason for English colonization?

• To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

• To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

• To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

• To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

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Spanish colonists...

• organized utopian societies

• established Catholic missions

• promoted political freedom

• became commercial shipbuilders

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French colonists...

• Enslaved native populations

• focused primarily on fur trading

• promoted political freedom

• created an early system of public schools

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Which reason best completes the list in the image?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

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Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

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Match the following

• To profit from agriculture and cash crops

• Spain

• To profit from fur trading

• France

• To convert natives and search for gold

• England

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