TSW Week 8 and 9 Quiz

Which of the following was not one of the three GS (purposes for the voyages to the new world)?

• glory

• god

• gratefulness

• gold

Everything that happened when the explorers came to America was bad, including the Columbian Exchange. There was no benefit to the American Indians.

• true

• false

From what continent did many of the slaves come from?

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

During the Age of Exploration, European powers competed with one another to colonize and settle as much of the Americas as possible.

• true

• false

Who is credited as being the first European to map the coast of Texas?

• Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Who was the first European to establish a settlement in Texas?

• Moscoso

• Onate

• Espejo

• La Salle

After the first Europeans came to settle in America, they quickly realized there was no gold and silver. Other explorers after them did not come looking for those things.

• true

• false

Which of the following definitions matches the word 'explorer'?

• the process or act of trying to win

• a person who explores an area that is not known

• the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas

• the desire or willingness of someone to do something

• the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded.

Fill in the blank: The word 'expansion' is best defined as ____.

• the process or act of trying to win

• a person who explores an area that is not known

• the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas

• the desire or willingness of someone to do something

• the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded.

Which of the following definitions matches the term 'Columbian Exchange'?

• the process or act of trying to win

• a person who explores an area that is not known

• the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas

• the desire or willingness of someone to do something

• the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded.