European Exploration

1. Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration? 

• 1. profit

• 1. leisure

• 1. freedom

• 1. Education

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• 1. He became wealthy after conquering the Incas.

• 1. He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

• 1. He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.

• 1. He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.

What did Hernan Cortez do to motivate his soldiers when they arrived in Mexico?

• 1. He threatened their lives

• 1. He offered them bonuses

• 1. He offered them land

• 1. He burned the boats

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• 1. to establish trading posts

• 1. to find a water route to Asia

• 1. to exchange ideas with native peoples

• 1. to explore North and South America

1. Why was it difficult for Columbus to get the king and queen to fund his voyage?

• 1. The king and queen did not like silk and spices.

• 1. The king and queen did not need any natural resources.

• 1. The king and queen had enough gold.

• 1. His voyage was expensive and risky.

What was an effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?

• 1. a reduction in the European population

• 1. a delay in future Spanish explorations

• 1. a war between the Spanish and the French

• 1. a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many American Indian groups?

• 1. They grew in number.

• 1. They died from diseases.

• 1. They became prosperous.

• 1. They were forced to move.

Which statement is true about slavery in North America?

• 1. Enslaved American Indians were treated with dignity.

• 1. European explorers rejected slavery in the Americas.

• 1. Slavery had not existed before the European discovery of America.

• 1. Enslaved Africans took the place of Native American workers.

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

• 1. to trade with the native peoples

• 1. to conquer a large empire for Spain

• 1. to establish agricultural communities

• 1. to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• 1. to protect the Native Americans

• 1. to trade with the Native Americans

• 1. to teach their religion to the Native Americans

• 1. to learn about the customs of the Native Americans