WorksheetsExploration & Colonization
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interest in trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?
They were curious about whether or not the world was round.
They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.
They wanted to become allies with Western Hemisphere natives.
They were looking to relocate their European empires to a new continent.
Which of the following played a key role in the European Age of Exploration that emerged in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Advancements in sea-faring technology
New lands with the possibility for European expansion
An interest in developing a sea route to Asia for trade
All of the Above
What was the primary purpose of the Spanish colonies there were established in North America in the early 1500s?
To foster friendship between Spaniards and Native Americans
To establish religious freedom for Spaniards fleeing Europe
To grow crops for Spain
To find gold and to spread Christianity
During this age of exploration, European countries wanted to spread Christianity beyond Europe, expand their empires and they wanted to become rich.
TRUE
FALSE
Which new pattern of cultural diffusion between Europe and the Americas was initiated with the Spanish exploration in 1492?
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
mercantilism
• To acquire resources for trade
• To obtain raw materials for industry
• To create markets for manufactured goods
How did European countries attempt to achieve these goals during the 16th through the 18th centuries?
by adopting isolationist policies
by promoting communist economic goals
by introducing democratic government
by colonizing territories
• Caravel
• Astrolabe
• Magnetic compass
Which Age did these innovations contribute most to?
Industrial Revolution
Reformation
Exploration
Agricultural Revolution
This spring, also, those Indeans that lived aboute their trading house there fell sick of . . . small poxe, and dyed most miserably . . .
—William Bradford, 1634
What was the primary cause of this situation?
health issues caused by famine
the loss of knowledge about traditional medicine
the introduction of foreign diseases
illness due to lack of shelters
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
to profit from trading furs and other goods
to create joint ventures with other European powers
to reduce overpopulation in Europe
What is a Pull Factor?
A refugee
The motion of a see saw
Something that forces someone to that attracts someone to move to a new place
What is an example of a PUSH Factor?
Religious Freedom
Better opportunity for a job
Better education
War
Civil war has broke out all over Syrian, causing millions to flee the country for European countries.
Pull Factor
Push Factor
What country established the Colony of Roanoke?
Spain
England
France
Portugal
What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?
A bustling and overcrowded colony
Only a few settlers
An abandoned village
Signs of a huge battle
True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.
TRUE
FALSE
