Ch 1.4 Competing for Colonies

​ (a)   started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.

• Martin Luther
• John Calvin
• Henry VIII
• Pope Francis

The Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the ​ (a)   to Asia.

• Northwest Passage
• Southwest Route
• Northeast Passage
• Southeast Channel

The Reformation can best be described as

• a type of government

• the study of scientific ideas

• a religious movement

• an artistic rebirth

​ (a)   was the Italian explorer that led expeditions for France.​

• Giovanni da Verrazano
• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Marco Polo
• Louis Joliet

​ (a)   searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch

• Henry Hudson
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Robert de La Salle

​ (a)   colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America.

• France's
• Spain's
• England's
• Portugal's
• Denmark's

The French established a royal colony that was named ​ (a)  

• New France
• Montreal
• Marquette
• New Amsterdam

What was a major difference between Protestant leaders, such as Martin Luther, and Catholics?

• Protestants did not believe in spreading their religion to new lands

• Protestants did not believe the pope was their leaders

• Protestants rejected capitalism and mercantilism

• Protestants believed Catholics were wrong to spread their faith.

How were French settlements different from the Spanish colonies?

• They were more interested in natural resources, such as fish and furs.

• They came earlier than the Spanish settlements.

• They were primarily in South America while Spanish colonies were primarily in North America.

• They enslaved more Native Americans than the Spanish

John Cabot hoped to find ​ (a)   .

• a northern sea route to Asia
• a city of gold
• a sea route across Central America
• a fountain of youth