Explorers & Age of Exploration STATION #1

What were the three primary motivations for states to sponsor maritime exploration between 1450 and 1750?

• Gold, God, and Glory

• Trade, Territory, and Technology

• Spices, Silk, and Silver

• Power, Prestige, and Prosperity

What was the prevailing economic system in Europe during the Age of Exploration that viewed the world's wealth as a fixed amount?

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

What type of empire did the Portuguese establish by claiming small amounts of land at strategic locations along the African coast and throughout the Indian Ocean?

• Colonial Empire

• Land-based Empire

• Trading Post Empire

• Maritime Hegemony

What was a significant outcome of Christopher Columbus's voyages for Spain in the Americas?

• Discovery of a Northwest Passage to Asia.

• Establishment of a fur trade network with Native Americans.

• Finding vast amounts of gold and silver, leading to the enslavement of native peoples.

• Circumnavigation of the globe.

The English explorer, John Cabot, was supposed to find a water route to Asia called the....

• Tunnel to Gold

• Northwest Passage

• African Pipeline

• South American Passage

The English established the first European colony on the NOrth American continent, and called it...

• Florida

• Honduras

• Jamestown

• Jacksonville

The French explorers were also looking for a water trade route to Asia, but they ended up in Canada and established _________ as the first French colony on the North American continent.

• Quebec

• Toronto

• Ontario

• Georgia

Henry Hudson found the _________ River.

• Hudson

• Mississippi

• St. Johns

• New

The Dutch sent the explorer, ________________ to find a water trade route.

• Henry Redling

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson claimed the Hudson River Valley area for the Dutch, and named it __________.

• New Jersey

• New Canaan

• New Amsterdam

• New York