Focus Guide Review European Exploration and Land Claims

The phrase that best summarizes the three main motivations behind European exploration, known as the “Three G’s”, is (a)   .

Spain, France, and Britain each sought different primary benefits in North America. The most accurate pairing is (a)   .

• Spain—establish democracy; France—s
• Spain—religious freedom; France—pla
• Spain—fur trade; France—cash crops;
• Spain—spread Christianity; France—f

What was the Northwest Passage and why did many explorers search for it?

• A mountain pass in Europe to shorten trips to India

• A river path to Africa meant to reach gold kingdoms

• A land road to the Pacific used for moving armies

• A sea route through North America to Asia for faster trade

Which combination best describes the New England colonies’ climate, geography, and economy shown in the diagram?

• Mild winters, fertile plains, large plantations

• Hot summers, flat land, tobacco and rice

• Cold winters, rocky soil, fishing and shipbuilding

• Warm climate, rolling hills, breadbasket grains

According to the regional comparison, the economic activity most linked to the Mid-Atlantic colonies’ geography is (a)   .

• Trading furs in dense northern fore
• Cultivating tobacco and rice on hot
• Growing wheat, oats, and barley on
• Whaling and deep-sea fishing along

Match each Southern colony climate and land feature with the economic system it encouraged.

• Plantation labor was prominent in hot climates with flat land

• Short growing season led to small family farms

• Fur trading and timber thrived in regions with frequent frosts

• Frequent frosts supported fur trading and timber

• Small family farms developed where the growing season was short

• Rocky soil required urban crafts and shipbuilding

• Urban crafts and shipbuilding were common in areas with rocky soil

• Hot weather and flat land encouraged plantation labor

Which primary motive best matches France’s colonization in North America during the exploration era?

• Profiting from the fur trade with Native peoples

• Seeking gold and spreading Christianity

• Creating prison colonies for debtors

• Establishing cash-crop plantation systems

Jamestown (1607) is best described by which characteristic?

• Founded for commercial profit and cash crops

• Founded for strict religious separatism

• Organized as a debtors’ refuge colony

• Created as a Quaker safe haven

Which document or practice shows self-government in Plymouth Colony?

• Virginia House of Burgesses elections

• Toleration Act of 1649 statute

• Mayflower Compact social contract

• Navigation Acts trade rules

Indentured servants in the colonies were primarily people who

• were enslaved Africans on plantation systems

• worked for life without any wages

• held land and voted in local assemblies

• agreed to work for a set number of years for passage