Exploration & Colonization questions

This list provides reasons for the establishment of European colonies in the New World. Reasons for Exploration and Colonization: - spread Catholicism through religious missions - find gold, silver, and other riches - gain control of large parts of North and South America Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

• To discover new technology to cross the Atlantic Ocean

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

• To discover a new sea route to Asia

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

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity in Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

What was the main reason for French colonization?

• To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

• To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

• To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

• To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

Study the table and answer the following question. What reasons correctly replace the numbers in this table?

• Provide military defense

• Obtain religious freedom

• Escape religious persecution

• Provide military defense

• Increase trade profits

This list provides reasons for the growth of representative government during the colonial era. Reasons for the growth of representative government: - Geographical distance from England - Need for a legislative structure - ? What reason correctly replaces the question mark in this list?

• Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers

• Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers

• Need to establish trade posts

• Interest in cultivating cash crops

In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to —

• the establishment of royal courts

• the growth of representative government

• the implementation of the mercantile system

• the abolition of indentured servitude

How did slow communication with the British government affect the American colonies?

• The colonies united for trade and defense.

• Self-government developed in the colonies.

• Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased.

• The colonies requested the government to establish a navy.

Why did a group of settlers agree to this pact?

• Declare independence from all European nations

• Form a social contract among themselves

• Show goodwill towards the local Native Americans

• Establish trade relations with other colonies

This diagram shows a sequence of events in colonial history. Why is this sequence of events important?

• The colonists created a bicameral legislature.

• The colonists declared independence from English rule.

• The colonists defended the concept of inalienable rights.

• The colonists established a tradition of self-government.