Bellringer #9 Practice

What best describes how the French treated the Native Americans?

• Made the Indians slaves

• Made the Indians work in gold and silver mines

• Established trading posts and traded fur with them

• Told them to cut trees for ship building

What country was known for trading with the Indians, learning farming techniques, and claiming their land?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

• Netherlands

This picture is an example of how the Indians cooperated with which country?

• England

• France

• Netherlands

• Portugal

• Spain

“I am the explorer who was the first European to explore America’s Southwest. I was searching for the famed cities of gold. I never found gold but I did claim the Southwest and called it New Spain.” Who was this Explorer?

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

I am the explorer who was the first to travel the entire length of the Mississippi river. I claimed much land for France and established fur-trading routes. Who was I?

• Robert LaSalle

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

How did African people and goods impact the world during the Age of Exploration?

• They controlled trade in a small section of a continent

• They increased European interest in world resources

• They helped explorers find a water route to Asia

• The Portuguese got super rich trading gold for fur

The map to the right is a result of the explorations of the English, French, and Spanish explorers in the 1600s. The map shows what land was claimed by what country. Study it carefully and decide how this map would be correctly labeled.

• A=France, B=England, C=Spain

• A=Spain, B=England, C=France

• A=France, B=Spain, C=England

• A=Spain, B=France, C=England

What land was initially claimed by the Netherlands before being taken over by Britain?

• The Southwest

• Quebec

• Mississippi River Valley

• New York

• Eastern Canada

Look at trip 1 above The Red Line. This explorer started in England and explored:

• The Southwest

• Mississippi River Valley

• West Africa

• Eastern Canada

What explorer took the green line, route #4?

• Francisco Coronado

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Robert la Salle