American History Chapter Two Study Guide

What was the primary motivation for King Francis I of France to explore North America?

• To establish permanent settlements
• To claim new agricultural lands
• To find the Northwest Passage
• To convert indigenous populations

Who was the first European to explore the entire Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico?

• Jacques Marquette
• Samuel de Champlain
• Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
• Louis Joliet

What economic factor drove French interest in North American colonization?

• Agricultural expansion
• Timber exports
• Beaver fur trade
• Gold mining

How did French fur traders typically interact with indigenous populations?

• They avoided direct contact
• They established separate trading posts
• They maintained strict separation
• They lived among indigenous communities

What royal incentives did King Louis XIV implement to increase New France's population?

• Free land grants
• Rewards for marriage and having children
• Tax exemptions
• Military recruitment

What was the primary economic crop that led to slave importation in Louisiana?

• Sugar
• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice

Which European power was considered the primary threat to both French and Spanish colonial interests?

• Portugal
• Great Britain
• Netherlands
• Russia

How did religious conflicts during the Reformation impact European colonial expansion?

• Catholic and Protestant nations competed for territorial claims
• Only Spain was affected by religious divisions
• Religious conflicts prevented all European exploration
• Religious tensions had no impact on colonization

What economic factors in England contributed to increased colonial interest?

• Stable agricultural economy
• Reduced unemployment in cities
• Population growth and enclosure movement
• Decreasing population

What economic development saved the struggling Jamestown settlement?

• Timber exports
• Gold mining
• Tobacco cultivation
• Fur trading