Exploration & Colonization unit 1 Review Quiz

What was the main goal of exploration during the Age of Discovery?

• To escape religious persecution

• To find new trade routes

• To seek and claim new lands for economic, political, and social gain

• To spread democracy

What is colonialism?

• Trading goods with Native Americans

• Occupying a region and establishing settlements

• Fighting wars for land

• Building empires through conquest

What are the “Three G’s” of exploration?

• Guns, Gold, Government

• Gold, Glory, God

• Growth, Grain, Government

• Geography, Goods, Gold

Why did England establish colonies in North America?

• To escape the French

• To gain political, economic, and religious benefits

• To trade with Native Americans

• To find spices

What was France’s main economic activity in the New World?

• Farming

• Mining

• Fur trading

• Shipbuilding

The first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607 was (a)   .

• Plymouth
• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Boston

Match the following reasons with the colony that was founded for that reason.

• Jamestown

• For religious freedom

• Plymouth Colony

• To escape persecution

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• For gold and profit (economic reasons)

Match the following regions with their typical climate and soil conditions.

• Middle Colonies

• Cold winters and rocky soil

• New England Colonies

• Mild winters and rich soil

• Southern Colonies

• Warm and humid

What was the economy of the New England Colonies based on?

• Cash crops

• Fur trading

• Lumber, fishing, shipbuilding

• Mining

What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies?

• The Cotton Belt

• The Bread Basket

• The Gold Coast

• The Trading Zone