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USI.4a

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were three motivating forces for European exploration of North America?

a)

gold and natural resources

b)

shut down trading posts

c)

competition for empire

d)

spread Christianity

2.

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of early European exploration?

a)

Exchange of goods and ideas

b)

Improved navigational tools and ships

c)

Claiming of new territories

d)

Introduction of new European diseases

3.

What is the belief in cultural superiority?

a)

Believing your own culture is better than any other culture

b)

Belief in all cultures being equal to one another

c)

Feeling that your own culture is not as important as another

d)

Believing there is one world culture

4.

Which of these are religious motivations for explorers?

a)

Finding Gold

b)

Spreading Christianity

c)

Building the biggest empire

d)

Finding better trade routes

5.

Gold, natural resources, and trade are all what kind of motivation forces for exploration?

a)

Religious

b)

Economic

c)

Superiority

6.

Who explored eastern Canada For England

a)

John Smith

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

John Cabot

d)

The Portuguese

7.

Robert La Salle claimed the _____________ for France

a)

Mississippi River Valley

b)

Canadian River Valley

c)

Ohio River Valley

8.

Samuel de Champlain established the French settlement of Quebec for ______

a)

Canada

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

France

9.

Francisco Coronado claimed the ________ United States for Spain

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Entire

d)

West

10.

The Portuguese made voyages of discovery along __________

a)

East Africa

b)

West Asia

c)

West Africa

d)

India

11.

Which 2 explorers were from France?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Robert La Salle

12.

Poor maps and navigational tools are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

13.

Lack of adequate supplies are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

14.

Fear of the Unknown is a...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacle to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

15.

Complete the chart.

a)

Entertainment

b)

Searching for cures to illnesses related to the black plague

c)

Adventure

d)

Religious—Spread of Christianity

16.

Tools such as this one were used to —

a)

improve military weapons

b)

aid African agriculture

c)

find natural resources

d)

aid European exploration

17.

Choose ALL: What were the motivations for exploration?

a)

Fear of the unknown

b)

Spread of Christianity

c)

Belief in superiority of own culture

d)

Lack of adequate supplies

e)

Natural resources and trade

18.

Complete the graphic.

a)

Discovered cures for the black plague and other diseases

b)

Set up a trade route with the Far East via waterways

c)

Found an abundance of diamonds and gold to bring back to the ruling families

d)

Improved navigational tools and ships

19.

What replaces the question mark?

a)

Empires in South Asia

b)

Empires in North America

c)

Empires in Western Africa

d)

Empires in South America

20.

Which river impacted the daily lives of the people of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

21.

Who explored the area indicated by the number 2?

a)

Coronado

b)

Champlain

c)

Cabot

d)

La Salle

22.

Who explored the area indicated by the number 3?

a)

Cabot

b)

Champlain

c)

La Salle

d)

Coronado

23.

This passage demonstrates what type of interaction between the First Americans and the Frenchmen?

a)

The French were hostile toward the First Americans.

b)

Both groups had difficulty finding food.

c)

Trading could benefit both groups of people.

d)

The First Americans were disrespectful to the Frenchmen.

24.

This image represents which motivation for exploration?

a)

economic reasons

b)

spread of religion

c)

increase in empires

d)

proving superiority of culture

25.

This map represents which accomplishment of exploration?

a)

exchange of goods and ideas

b)

improved ships and navigational tools

c)

claimed territories

d)

cure for diseases

26.

What country made voyages of discovery on the west coast of this continent?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

27.

Which explorer used the route #2 pictured?

a)

Cabot

b)

Champlain

c)

Coronado

d)

La Salle

28.

Which explorer used the route #3 pictured?

a)

Cabot

b)

Champlain

c)

Coronado

d)

La Salle

29.

Which explorer used the route #4 pictured?

a)

Cabot

b)

Champlain

c)

Coronado

d)

La Salle

30.

Which of the following best completes the cause and effect chart below?

a)

Cooperation between the American Indians and the Europeans

b)

Creation of peaceful communities between the American Indians and the Europeans

c)

Conflict between the American Indians and the Europeans

d)

Cultural interaction between the American Indians and the Europeans