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Exploration and Colonization study quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Primary motives for European Exploration of the Americas were...

Pick 3

a)

To increase wealth

b)

To expand empires

c)

To promote free enterprise

d)

To spread Christianity

2.

Which of the following describes the primary reason for French colonization of North America?

a)

To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

b)

To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

c)

To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes

d)

To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

3.

Spanish colonists established Catholic (a)   in North America as a result of exploration

Word bank: houses, missions, forts, diamond, fur

Only one is correct

4.

French colonists wanted to focus primarily on (a)   trading in North America

5.

Which of the following best completes this list...

Reasons for European Exploration

- To find new sea routs to India and China

-To find gold, silver, and other treasure

-To___________________

a)

claim new territory

b)

improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

locate potential military allies

d)

spread democratic ideals

6.

What was the INITAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

a)

To spread Christianity to Africa

b)

To find new sources of cheap labor

c)

To form military alliances

d)

To find new trade routs to Asia

7.

Two former Spanish colonies were

a)

Texas and New Jersey

b)

California and Florida

c)

New York and Florida

d)

Mississippi and Califorina

8.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

11.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

18.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

19.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

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21.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

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d)

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23.
a)

F

b)

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c)

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d)

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24.
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b)

G

c)

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d)

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25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

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29.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.
a)

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b)

G

c)

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d)

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31.
a)

F

b)

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c)

H

d)

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32.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

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33.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

35.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

36.

Choose the box with the correct two answer choices

a)

B,C

b)

A,D

c)

A,B

d)

C,D

37.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

39.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

41.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

44.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D