Chapter 2 Lesson 2

Which generalization is supported by the timeline?

• Explorers made many expeditions at first, then little or none until 1419.
• Trade increased until the age of exploration ended in 1499.
• Explorers were more active after 1419 than before.
• Trade by sea became common after 1000.

Which was the cause of the effect in the graphic organizer?

• Spain wanted to create jobs.
• Spain needed money to pay for wars.
• Spain wanted to move its government.
• Spain needed to defend itself from American Indians.

Which part of the excerpt shows the negative treatment of American Indians at the hands of European explorers? “As soon as I arrived in the Indies, on the first Island which I found, I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts.” —Christopher Columbus, 1493

• “As soon as I arrived in the Indies . . .”
• “. . . on the first island which I found . . .”
• “. . . I took some of the natives by force . . .”
• “. . . in order that they . . . might give me information . . .”

Your class is discussing the positive and negative effects of the European discovery of America. Which research plan is best for learning about the struggles of American Indians after the arrivals of Europeans?

• Compare journals written by explorers to those written by American Indians to see how they differ.
• Conduct a search on the Internet using “Indians” and “European explorers” and “discovery” as keywords.
• Analyze photographs to see how American Indian cities changed during the time of the European conquistadors.
• Search for statistics and historical accounts to investigate how population, wealth, and social status changed for American Indians.

How do the different expeditions relate to one another based on the information in the map?

• Francisco de Coronado was successful because he reached the interior of America.
• Hernando de Soto was able to claim the most land for Spain because he traveled the farthest.
• Francisco de Coronado was able to claim more land for Spain because he covered a greater area on foot.
• Ponce de Leon was able to claim more land than Hernando de Soto because he included the miles he traveled by sea.

How is a colony different than an empire?

• A colony is made up of a group of smaller empires.
• Colonies have stronger governments than empires.
• A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
• Two colonies become an empire once they agree to trade goods.

Which explorer traveled the farthest?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernán Cortés

How did Magellan’s voyage compare to Columbus’s?

• The explorers had the same results and achieved the same success.

• Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean while Columbus reached India.

• The explorers had similar goals and sailed in the same direction.

• Magellan made multiple trips while Columbus made one.

How did New Spain compare to Spain?

• New Spain had more territory.

• New Spain had smaller American Indian populations.

• New Spain had rulers willing to pay for expeditions.

• New Spain had a system of sharing power with American Indians.

Read this quotation.

“We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure.”

—Hernán Cortés

Which historical conclusion is supported by this quotation?

• European conquistadors were mainly motivated by wealth.

• European conquistadors felt wealth took them away from God.

• European conquistadors had many patrons who provided money.

• European conquistadors were willing to spread sickness to get gold.