European Exploration Quiz

What was NOT a driving force of European exploration?

• the desire for gold

• the desire to spread Catholicism

• the need for new places to live

• the desire for cheaper spices

After the Spanish explored and colonized land in America then ______

• Native peoples grew wealthy from Spanish trade.

• Other European nations tried to conquer Spain.

• Spain replaced Asia as the center of the spice trade.

• Other European nations sought land and wealth in the Americas.

Which European country was the first to send explorers to the Americas?

• Netherlands

• England

• France

• Spain

In what present state was the first European settlement in North America?

• Florida

• Canada

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

Which European explorer mapped the Gulf Coast region for the first time?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan de Oñate

What was Hernando de Soto the first European explorer to do?

• see the Mississippi River

• find the Northwest Passage

• claim land in North America

• make contact with Indigenous people in North America

What industry was developed by the French as a result of Jacques Cartier’s claims around the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

• agriculture

• fur trade

• gold mining

• manufacturing

Which cities were founded by the French?

• New Amsterdam

• St. Augustine

• New Orleans

• Albany

How did the fur trade between the French and Indigenous people end?

• The Fur War

• In 1675 due to smallpox

• With the French and Indian War

• With the Spanish War

The _____ by Hendy Hudson's crew resulted in Hudson and his close family being left in a small boat

• Currencu

• Mutiny

• Elusive

• Depletion