Exploration (STAAR)

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

What was the INITIAL 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

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

What best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian societies

Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?

• The number of Quakers living in British colonies

• The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies

• The number of religious sects in the British colonies

• The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies

What pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 1 - Enslaved native populations

  2 - Organized utopian societies

• 1 - Established Catholic missions

  2 - Focused primarily on fur trading

• 1 - Promoted political freedom

  2 - Participated in the triangular trade

• 1 - Became commercial shipbuilders

  2 - Created an early system of public schools

The names on this map best reflect which of the following?

• Family names of early pioneers

• The impact of American Indian culture on southwestern states

• The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

• Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States

Which of these characteristics also describes these two states?

• Founded as work colonies for debtors

• Former slave states

• Were havens for religious dissenters

• Former Spanish colonies

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

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4