Week 2- Warmups Colonization

Reasons for European Exploration

1. 1. To find new sea routes to India and China

2. 2. To find gold, silver and other treasures

3. 3. _____________________________________

• to claim new territory

• to spread democratic ideals

• to improve efficiency in manufacturing

• to locate potential military allies

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

3. Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• 1. To expand empires

• 1. To found utopian communities

4. 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

What is the significance of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America?

• It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

• 1. It led to an alliance between the British and the French. 

• It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.

• It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.

6. Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

• Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

Virginia was established ​ (a)   Massachusetts Bay was established ​ (b)  

• to increase business profits
• to escape religious persecution
• to provide a place for criminals

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina 

• Georgia

Match the following

• Flat Fertile Land

• Geography of the Middle Colonies

• Rolling Hills, Good Soil

• Geography of the New England Colonies

• Dense Forests, Swift Rivers, Rocky

• Geography of the Southern Colonies

Which colony was founded as a place of religious toleration for Quakers?