Exploration of North America Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: European _______ of North America was motivated by the search for gold and new land.

• exploration

• colonization

• settlement

• discovery

Fill in the blank: A major _______ for European explorers was to find gold and trade goods.

• motivation

• obstacle

• distraction

• hindrance

Fill in the blank: Poor maps were an _______ that made exploration difficult.

• obstacle

• advantage

• aid

• benefit

Fill in the blank: One _______ of European exploration was claiming land for their countries.

• accomplishment

• failure

• attempt

• mistake

Fill in the blank: The _______ between Europeans and American Indians sometimes led to cooperation and other times to conflict.

• interactions

• wars

• alliances

• treaties

Fill in the blank: Trade was an area of _______ between American Indians and Europeans.

• cooperation

• conflict

• isolation

• misunderstanding

Fill in the blank: There was _______ between American Indians and Europeans over land ownership.

• conflict

• agreement

• celebration

• cooperation

The Portuguese used _______ to get gold from West African empires.

• trade

• war

• diplomacy

• colonization

Fill in the blank: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were great _______ in West Africa.

• empires

• cities

• rivers

• mountains

Fill in the blank: England sent explorers to _______ land in North America.

• claim

• explore

• conquer

• visit