Article 1: Age of Exploration

In the __________, explorers traveled to distant lands in search of resources and riches.

• Age of Conquest
• Age of Colonization
• Age of Exploration
• Age of Discovery

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Article 1:

__________, a Viking, landed in Newfoundland, off the coast of what is now Canada, in the year 1000.

• Erik the Red
• Olaf the Bold
• Harald Bluetooth
• Leif Erikson

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Article 1:

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s expedition to the Americas?

• King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I

• King Philip II of Spain

• Pope Alexander VI

• Queen Isabella I of Spain and King Ferdinand

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Article 3: English Colonization

__________ was established in 1607.

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Boston

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Article 3:

This colony was established in 1620 after the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower.

• Plymouth Colony

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Roanoke Colony

• Jamestown Colony

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Article 3:

To avoid starvation, the Pilgrims made a treaty with the __________ for land and food.

• Wampanoag

• French explorers

• Spanish conquistadors

• British settlers

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Article 4: Motives and Movement

The motives of exploration are often referred to as the three Gs. What does this stand for?

• Wealth, Honor, and Spirituality

• Money, Power, and Religion

• Silver, Fame, and Faith

• Gold, Glory, and God

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Article 4:

Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.

• the moon

• the indigenous people

• their neighboring countries

• Europe

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Article 4:

__________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

• Religion

• Language

• Culture

• Technology

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Article 2: Spanish Colonization

__________ landed on the coast of Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain.

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

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