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.

_______________ 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 ______________ 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 ______________________.