G9K _ Age of Exploration Trivia

What was the primary motivation for Columbus's voyages?

• To explore new lands out of curiosity

• To establish trade routes with Asia

• To find new territories for colonization

What was the fate of Columbus's settlement, Villa de la Navidad, on Hispaniola?

• It became a thriving trading post.

• It became the capital of a new colony.

• It was destroyed with all the sailors massacred.
  

How did Columbus's voyages impact European exploration and colonization?

• They sparked a wave of colonization in the Americas.

• They had no significant impact on subsequent exploration.

• They opened up new trade routes to Asia.

What was the consequence of Columbus's third voyage to the Americas?

• He discovered the Pacific Ocean.

• He was arrested and stripped of his authority

• He established a permanent settlement.

What was Columbus's reaction upon learning about the destruction of Villa de la Navidad?

• He sought revenge against the native population.

• He left his brothers to continued exploring.

• He left his brothers to govern and continued exploring.

What motivated King Henry VII to support Cabot's expedition financially?

• Cabot had promised to bring back treasures from the New World.

• Henry VII believed in Cabot's vision of discovering new trade routes to Asia.

• Cabot threatened to reveal England's secrets if he wasn't funded.

What was John Cabot's objective during his second expedition in 1498?

• To find a route to Japan from Newfoundland.

• To establish a permanent colony in the New World.

• To search for a northwest passage to India.

What impact did John Cabot's voyages have on England?

• They led to a decline in England's maritime power.

• They resulted in immediate wealth and prosperity for England.

• They stimulated further exploration and colonization efforts.

Why did John Cabot come to England?

• To persuade merchants to fund his voyage across the Atlantic.

• To seek employment as a sailor in the English navy.

• To study at prestigious universities in London and Bristol.

What was the primary purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• To divide the "New World" territories between Spain and Portugal

• To abolish colonization in the Americas

• To establish peace between Spain and Portugal