7th Grade Social Studies Post test, May, 2024

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit
• leisure
• freedom
• education

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• He became wealthy after conquering the Incas.
• He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.
• He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.
• He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.

(a)   means a people's way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings and clothing

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

• to establish trading posts
• to find a water route to Asia
• to exchange ideas with native peoples
• to explore North and SOuth America

Why did the London Company send colonists to Virginia?

• to create maps of the area
• to establish a trading post
• to start a moneymaking colony
• to make peace with American Indians

The (a)   were Spanish soldiers who explored, claimed lands, and conquered people of Americas.

Which of these describes the relationship between the French and the American Indians?

• They were enemies.
• They were business partners.
• The French converted the American Indians.
• The French forcefully enslaved the American Indians.

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

• a reduction in the European population
• a delay in future Spanish explorations
• a war between the Spanish and the French
• a transfer of food between Europe and the Americas

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Americans Indian groups?

• They grew in number.
• They died from diseases.
• They became prosperous.
• They were forced to move.

French colonists who lived and worked in the woods as fur trappers were called (a)   .