Unit 1 lesson 4 How and Why Europeans Came to the New World

To study from the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from

• the internet.

• history books.

• artifacts.

• people in history.

The age of exploration began with a search for a new

• trade route to Asia.

• trade route to England.

• trade route to America.

• trade route to Escalon.

A compass works by Earth's

• atmosphere.

• rotation.

• magnetic field.

• ocean waves.

If an explorer knew what direction was north, he

• could NOT find the other cardinal directions.

• could travel anywhere.

• could find the other cardinal directions.

• could sail at night.

Colonizers planted flags

• so that they would not get lost.

• to claim land for themselves.

• to decorate the land.

• to claim land for their country.

Gold was important to colonizers because

• they used it to decorate their ships.

• they measured wealth in gold and silver.

• it was new to them.

• they gave gold away as gifts.

Potatoes and squash are

• foods that the Native Americans were allergic to.

• foods that were brought to America.

• foods that were banned.

• foods that came from America.

The rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies

• to get potatoes and squash.

• to get silk and spices.

• to stop other explorers.

• to meet other explorers.

A colony is different from other places in which people settled because

• it is near the ocean.

• it is ruled by another country.

• it is not ruled by anyone.

• it is ruled by themselves.

Many American Indians died from contagious diseases because

• they were exposed to diseases that spread slowly.

• they were not afraid of getting sick.

• they were already sick and weak.

• they were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.