1.1 - European Exploration and Colonization DOL Redo

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To form military alliances

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

Which European country was motivated to colonize for these reasons?

• Germany

• France

• England

• Spain

Which reason supports why France established North American colonies in the 1600s?

• To search for valuable metals

• To limit the spread of Christianity

• To establish fur trading posts

• To prevent the enslavement of African people

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 1—Enslaved native populations

  2—Organized utopian societies

• 1—Established Catholic missions

  2—Focused primarily on fur trading

• 1—Promoted political freedom

  2—Participated in the triangular trade

• 1—Became commercial shipbuilders

  2—Created an early system of public schools

Why did Spain become interested in exploring North America?  

Select TWO correct answers.

• To escape religious persecution

• To find new travel routes to Africa

• Expand the Spanish Empire

• To begin trading fur with other countries

• The desire to convert Native Americans to Roman Catholicism

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise
• To extend democracy
• To expand empires
• To found utopian communities