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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Native American tribes developed different diet, culture, celebrations and holidays. This was most likely due to:
Geography
Geology
The Renaissance
Chance
Which was not a goal of European explorers?
Find Northwest Passage
Find Gold
Spread Religion
Help Native Americans
Which nation was not involved in exploration of the Americas during 1400-1650?
France
Spain
Britain
Russia
What impact did the Conquistadors have on Aztec, Inca, and other native cultures?
The native cultures were absorbed, becoming part of Spanish culture
The native Cultures were destroyed by the Spanish and replaced by the Spanish
There was no effect on the native cultures from the conquistadors
Which nation sent explorers to present day Canada?
Britain
France
Spain
Netherlands
Which phrase summarizes the motivations during expolration era
For Gold, God, Glory
For Liberty and Justice for all
For one giant leap for mankind
For the First Time in Forever
The search for the Northwest Passage in the 1500-1600's was an attempt to find a better alternative to the Silk Road. Both are examples of
Major battles
Trade routes
Toll roads
Rides at the fair
In a mercantilist system, profits from business and trade in the colonies are used for?
paying the workers in the form of wages and goods
to benefit the controlling country in the form of fees and taxes
Aid to help other countries increase trade
Donations to grow the Church
Which nation claimed lands in mostly located in present day Mexico and South America?
Spain
England
France
Netherlands
What is the major form of transport for goods and people in this time period?
Ships
Planes
Trains
Horses
Which geographic feature would be most beneficial for trading with other places using ships?
Plain
Bay
Mountain
Lake
Which nation established slave trade on West African coast, transporting individuals to the new world via "Middle Passage"?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
What caused the growth of slavery in the new world?
Demand for labor on mercantilist plantations
Demand for new colonists to expand territories
Religious missions of Europeans in Africa
Decrease in war within Africa and other natins
