Europen Exploration Quizziz

What was the European motivation for exploration?

• Mercantilism: To get gold and silver

• Natural resources

• For a nation to gain power

• To find a new trade route to Asia

What does mercantisisim mean

• A mercant trading

• a country getting its own independence by itself.

• A nation gaining power by conquering new lands (columbian Exchange)

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What does Imperisisim Mean?

• A country gaining independence by itself

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  A nation gaining power by conquering new lands (columbian Exchange)

• Pride for your country

• Trade route to find spices in Asia

What was the pourpose of christopher columbus's voyge?

• Wanted to spred christanity

• To map the texas coast

• To control Mexico and gain power for his country

• To find a new trade route to asia for spices

What did Cabeza De Vaca do and what year did he explore America?

• In 1521 Cabeza De vaca wanted to control Mexico and Mexico City

• In the 1500s Cabeza De Vaca wanted to be the first to map the Texas coast

• 1528, Cabeza de vaca wanted to conquer Flordia but ended up in Texas

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In Christopher Columbus's Letter to the Queen, and in his journal he describes the native Americans. How do these texts differ? And Why?

What were the contributing Factors that defeted the natives.

• Disese

• Weapons

• Knowledge

• All Of the Above

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• Vegitation and animals traded from Europe that came to the U.S. and helped the people thrive.

• Asia was thriving by all the spices that Christopher Columbus Had brought Over to Europe

• The Natives Fell for the trading of non valuables to the valuables

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Why did Spain Loose intrest In Texas in the years 1540 through 1590?

• The hated the Natives.

• They figured out that the 7 cities of gold were a myth.

• The did not find a wide variety of natrual resources.

• Disese acumilated from the natives that made the Eurpean population very ill.

Why are corn and potatos so important to Europe?

• The selling of food in the actual country

• Trade to Asia

• Helped in the wars of the indegounis people

• Because they are easy to grow and helped expand the Eurpean population.