European Exploration and Colonization

Which phrase summarizes the main motives for European exploration and

expansion?

• Silver, Status, and Salvation

• Trade, Territory, and Technology

• Gold, Glory, and God

• Empire, Exploration, and Enlightenment

Which explorer is credited as the first person to circumnavigate the globe?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who accidentally discovered the Americas while attempting to find a direct sea

route to Asia across the Atlantic in 1492?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer is America named after?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which two nations were the first to establish far-flung maritime empires?

• France and England

• Portugal and Spain

• Netherlands and Italy

• England and Spain

Which country is credited with colonizing parts of Africa and Brazil (South

America)?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

Which country is credited with colonizing Central and South America as well as the

Philippines?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

Which country is credited with colonizing North America and founding the 13

colonies?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

Which country is credited with colonizing Eastern Canada and most of the

Mississippi River Valley?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

What made it difficult for Europeans to travel by land to Asia, prompting them to

seek alternative sea routes?

• The spread of deadly diseases along trade routes

• Ottoman control of trade routes

• Land routes were impassable due to harsh environmental conditions

• Gangs of robbers controlled the trade routes.