Unit 1 Exploration Era Quiz

Unit 1 Exploration Era Quiz

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Unit 1 Exploration Era Quiz

Unit 1 Exploration Era Quiz

Assessment

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

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The first English colonies were established near what?

The Pacific coast of North America
The Atlantic coast of North America
The Great Lakes region
The Gulf of Mexico

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

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Early French explorers of North America were primarily motivated by...

The desire to convert Natives to Catholicism

The desire to profit from the Fur Trade

The desire to profit from planting cash crops such as tobacco

The desire to find Gold and Silver ores to mine for profit

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence from this letter to Queen Elizabeth I represents a POLITICAL reason for investing in the colonization of the New World?

"The passage there is neither too long, nor too short..."

"This enterprise may keep the Spanish King from taking land all over America."

"We shall be planting there the glory of the gospel."

"...a sure place to reveive people from all parts of the world that are forced to run away from the truth of God's word."

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

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One of the Primary Motivations for early Spanish exploration of the New World was to...

Profit from the Fur Trade

Convert Natives to Catholicism

Profit from plantations and cash crops

Seek Religious Freedom

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

Which factors best sum up the reasons driving European exploration? Select THREE correct answers.

To expand territory

To promote self-government

To increase economic profit

To colonize most of Africa

To spread Catholicism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

___________ was the name given to the territory in North and South America to include present day Texas, Florida, and California during the exploration era?

New Spain

New France

Mexican Cession

New World

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

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

To escape religious persecution in Europe.
To establish permanent colonies for agriculture.
To spread Christianity among indigenous peoples.
To find new trade routes to Asia.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 mins • 1 pt

What would European explorers have to gain in order to obtain Glory for their kings? Remember the 3 G's.

New land (territory)

Wealth and riches

Converts to Christianity

Expensive beaver furs