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WorksheetsUnit 2 Review European Explorers
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
'The land is where we live and we use what we need from the land. We live with our people where everyone does their part to help all of us survive. Should we help the newcomers who arrive from the sea?'
Who might have thought and wondered this way?
French
Spanish
English
Native Americans
Click on ALL the reasons the Europeans were motivated to explore the new world.
Economic (gold, resources, trade
Religious
Glory (To gain more power)
Poor maps and navigational tools
Exchange goods and ideas
Select ALL the obstacles the settlers faced
Poor maps and navigational tool
Spread culture and beliefs
Fear of the unknown
Lack of supplies
Diseases and starvation
Select ALL the accomplishments of the explorers.
Exchanged goods and ideas
Improved navigational tools
Religious
Claimed territory for their country
Poor maps and navigational tools
Competitions for empire and believe in superiority of own culture is an example of-
Motivations
Obstacle
Accomplishment
Exchanged goods and ideas is an example of-
Motivation
Obstacle
Accomplishment
Disease and starvation is an example of-
Motivation
Obstacle
Accomplishment
Religion, or spreading Christianity is an example of-
Motivation
Obstacle
Accomplishment
Finding gold, resources, and trade is an example of-
Motivation
Obstacle
Accomplishment
Which group of crops/livestock came from Europe, Africa, and Asia?
Cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens
Potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, corn
Which group of crops/livestock came from the Americas?
Cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens
Potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, corn
What is an exchange?
payment for goods or services
To give and receive from one another
To change the way something looks
Offering someone something for free
Choose ALL items that were included in the Columbian Exchange.
Plants
Food
Cultures
Languages
The economic interactions that occurred during The Columbian Exchange changed the world forever.
True
False
Which explorer would have made this comment?
"I sailed to find a faster route to Asia. It turns out that I did not find Asia, but landed in what is now Eastern Canada."
Samuel Champlain
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortes
What was Fransicso Coronado looking for when he began his journey?
The fountain of youth
The seven cities of gold
The lost city of Atlantis
A faster route to Australia
English explorer, John Cabot, discovered what territory?
Quebec
France
Mississippi
Newfoundland
John Cabot was an Italian explorer who sailed on behalf of Great Britain.
True
False
Which explorer sailed down and claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?
John Cabot
Samuel Champlain
Francisco Coronado
Robert LaSalle
Who claimed what is now New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas?
John Cabot
Robert La Salle
Samuel Champlain
Francisco Coronado
Which explorer started the French colony of Quebec?
John Cabot
Samuel Champlain
Francisco Coronado
Robert La Salle
The biggest conflict between Native Americans and the first Europeans was over
slavery
land
Wampum Beads
Furs
Conquistadors were men who took what they wanted by cruel force, and what they wanted most was gold and silver.
True
False
All of the following are reasons why the Spaniards were able to take over the southwest North America and claim it for Spain, EXCEPT-
The Spanish had horses, which the Native Americans had not seen before.
The Spanish had metal weapons and the Native Americans di not.
The Spanish brought foreign diseases with them, which killed the Native Americans.
The Spanish brought the French Army with them to help conquer the Native Americans.
The Native Americans believed, as the Spanish did, that land was meant to be owned by people who would then control the natural resources upon it.
True
False
Where did John Cabot think he had arrived when he first landed in the Americas?
Asia
The Bahamas
Mexico
Canada
Which group of Europeans was known for establishing settlements, claiming ownership of land, learning farming techniques to grow beans, pumpkins, and squash from the American Indians?
Spain
English
France
Portugal
Mark all that answers that apply. Conflicts between European settlers and American Indians resulted from
differences in language
importance of family
differences in culture
idea of how the land should be used
All of the supporting details below support areas of cooperation except
Traded animal furs for metal
Learned farming tech
Obtained diseases like smallpox
Traded and bought different types of animlas like: horses, chickens, cows, sheep, and goats
The French explorers who came to the New World were mainly interested in doing which of the following?
setting up farms
establishing trading posts
setting up colonies
forcing people into slavery
What were the three powerful West African empires?
Ghana
Sahara
Songhai
Mali
Portugal
One of the greatest needs during this time was ______. It was used to flavor and preserve food. It was so valuable, that people were willing to trade gold for it!
Pepper
Salt
Gold
Silver
In this image, Robert de LaSalle claims land for France.
This drawing could show which location?
Quebec
Jamestown
Near the Rio Grande River
Near the Mississippi River
