European Exploration and Colonization

Which European countries claimed land in North America? 

• England, France, Spain
• England, Italy, Portugal
• Portugal, Spain, France 
• India, France, Canada

Which of the following was NOT a motivation of the early European explorers?

• To search for gold and riches
• To trade with the American Indians
• To spread Christianity
• To expand their empire and culture

Like Columbus, I thought I found a route to the Indies, but I unknowingly found a route to a new continent.  The land I claimed there for England  is off the coast of  present day Eastern Canada which I named Newfoundland.

• Vespucci
• Cabot
• Columbus
• LaSalle

Which of the following was an obstacle faced by the early European explorers?

• poor maps and navigational tools
• exchange of goods and ideas with the Indians
• treacherous mountain ranges
• problems trading with the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

I led my men in claiming land in the Southwest area of North America for my native country of Spain.  If the American Indians did not convert to Christianity, we enslaved them.  I am....

• LaSalle
• Magellan
• Coronado
• deChamplain

Despite many obstacles, European explorers had several accomplishments. Which one of the following is NOT an accomplishment of exploration?

• improved navigational tools and ships

• exchange of goods and ideas between Europeans and American Indians

• huge areas of land claimed for England, Spain, and France

• spreading Christianity to all tribes

We've come to the New World to build settlements.  We've had many challenges, but the local natives have taught us farming techniques that have helped us grow crops. Who are we?

• the French
• the English
• the Portuguese
• the Spanish

Which of the following interactions with European explorers and American Indians is NOT paired correctly?

• English learning farming techniques from the Indians

• French establishing trading posts with the American Indians

• Spanish trading with the American Indians

Which of the following was NOT a source of conflict between the Europeans and the American Indians?

• the ownership of land
• cultural differences
• disease
• sharing of weapons

I led my men in claiming land in the Southwest area of North America for my native country of Spain.  If the American Indians did not convert to Christianity, we enslaved them.  I am....

• LaSalle
• Magellan
• Coronado
• deChamplain