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Motivations for Coming to the Americas

Authored by Frances BMS

History

8th Grade

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept covered

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Motivations for Coming to the Americas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus?

Queen Elizabeth of England

Sir Walter Raleigh

King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain

King Charles II of England

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the primary motivations for Spanish exploration in the Americas?

To establish trade routes with Asia

To find gold and other riches

To escape religious persecution

To establish democratic governments

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did Christopher Columbus sail on his first voyage?

1429

1492

1942

1518

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Spanish establish missions along the barrier islands of the Southeastern United States?

To convert American Indians to Christianity

To find new sources of gold

To create new trade routes

To escape religious persecution

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a direct result of Spanish contact with American Indians?

The establishment of democratic governments

The introduction of European diseases

The creation of new trade routes

The spread of Christianity

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant economic motivation for the Spanish to explore and colonize the Americas?

The search for new trade routes to Asia

The desire to spread Christianity

The quest for new sources of wealth, such as gold and silver

The need for new agricultural lands

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492 in search of what?

An ocean route to Asia

The Silk Road

The New World

The Canary Islands

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