European Exploration

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The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

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Columbian Exchange

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What were early European explorers who came to North America looking for? Options: The Silk Road, The Cape of Good Hope, The North Pole, The Northwest Passage

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The Northwest Passage

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Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?

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An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

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In which year did Columbus first reach North America?

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1492

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Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France.

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continent

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America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans.

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New World

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What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe? Options: the Silk Road, the St. Lawrence Shuttle, the Columbian Exchange, the Polo Express

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the Columbian Exchange

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What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

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To profit from the fur trade

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Why were most of the 13 colonies settled?

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Settlers were escaping religious persecution in Britain

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Fill in the blank: Columbus sailed the ocean blue...

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in 1492