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WorksheetsLesson 2 - European Exploration and Settlement
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which countries were mostly looking for gold?
Spain and England
Spain and France
France and The Netherlands
The Netherlands and England
Which countries were mostly looking for fur?
Spain and England
Spain and France
France and The Netherlands
The Netherlands and England
Which were major motivations for European exploration in the Americas?
Leisure and Relaxation
Freedoms and Rights
Education and having New Experiences
Profit and Wanting to get Rich
Columbus wanted to get to ______ by sailing ______.
Africa, South
Europe, East
Asia, West
South America, North
Which of the following was NOT traded in the Columbian Exchange?
Plants
Animals
People
Diseases
All of them were traded
Who kidnapped the Inca ruler and demanded gold for his freedom, but killed the ruler even after receiving rooms filled with gold?
Cortes
Columbus
Coronado
Pizzaro
What was the goal of the Spanish and French missionaries?
To convert the natives to Christianity
To trade fur between the Huron and Iroquois
To find the Seven Cities of Cibola
To find the Northwest Passage
Which of these countries had the least troublesome relationship with the Native Americans?
Spanish
French
English
Dutch
Which of the following settlements mysteriously disappeared?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Mexico City
New Amsterdam
Besides being very cheap, why was Peter Minuit's deal with the Native Americans for Manhattan Island for iron pots, beads, and blankets an unfair trade?
The natives didn't need blankets
The natives didn't even live on Manhattan Island
The Dutch didn't end up giving them the stuff
The natives didn't believe in land ownership
a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
Colony
Columbian Exchange
Conquistadors
Coureurs de Bois
Missionaries
Spanish soldier-explorers, especially those who conquered the native peoples of Mexico and Peru
Colony
Columbian Exchange
Conquistador
Coureurs de Bois
Missionaries
French fur trappers who learned many skills from the American Indians with whom they worked and lived
Colony
Columbian Exchange
Conquistador
Coureurs de Bois
Missionaries
Pick the specific example from TCI of a poor relationship between the Spanish and the Native Americans.
The Powhatan tribe refused to trade with the people of Jamestown
Missionaries welcomed Native Americans to learn about Christianity
They offered bad trades for land deals
Some missionaries whipped natives for practicing their traditional rituals
What was the impact of Marco Polo's book about Asia?
The Silk Road was closed
Asians migrated to the Americas after Polo's travels
He inspired other people to explore more of the world
He inspired Christopher Columbus to write a book about Asia
