European Exploration

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit

• leisure

• freedom

• education

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• to establish trading posts

• to find a water route to Asia

• to exchange ideas with native peoples

• to explore North and South America

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?

• They grew in number.

• They died from diseases.

• They became prosperous.

• They were forced to move.

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

• to trade with the native peoples

• to conquer a large empire for Spain

• to establish agricultural communities

• to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

Which of these describes the experience of the first Jamestown colonists?

• They were challenged by the environment.

• They found the area already colonized by the Dutch.

• They were welcomed by Indigenous people.

• They quickly established a prosperous colony.

Which event helped end conflict between the Jamestown colonists and local Indigenous people?

• the arrival of Captain John Smith

• the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas

• the discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke

• the success of the trade of weapons and food

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.

• Someone that pays rent on their farm with a portion of their crops.

• Someone that makes and sells candles to wealthy landowners.

• Someone that was sold to a landowner and forced to work as a cook.

Compare the characteristics of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. What did these and all other New England colonies have in common?

• They were self-governing.

• They were colonized by Puritans.

• They provided financial security.

• They provided religious freedom.

Which document served as a written constitution?

• Maryland's Act Concerning Religion

• The Mayflower Compact

• Pennsylvania's Great Law of 1682

• New York's Charter of Liberties and Privileges of 1683

How did Roger Williams’s colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?

• Enslaved people were freed.

• Only religious men were allowed to vote.

• Indigenous people were considered enemies.

• People of different religious beliefs were welcomed.