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STAAR Review - Exploration

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

a)

To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

b)

To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

c)

To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

d)

To discover a new sea route to Asia

2.

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

a)

To find new trade routes to Asia

b)

To form military alliances

c)

To spread Christianity to Africa

d)

To find new sources of cheap labor

3.

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

a)

To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

b)

To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

c)

To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

d)

To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

4.

Which of these describes the primary reason for English colonization?

a)

To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

b)

To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

c)

To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

d)

To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

5.

Spanish colonists...

a)

organized utopian societies

b)

established Catholic missions

c)

promoted political freedom

d)

became commercial shipbuilders

6.

French colonists...

a)

Enslaved native populations

b)

focused primarily on fur trading

c)

promoted political freedom

d)

created an early system of public schools

7.

Which reason best completes the list in the image?

a)

To spread democratic ideals

b)

To improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

To locate potential military allies

d)

To claim new territory

8.

Which motive best completes the diagram?

a)

To promote free enterprise

b)

To extend democracy

c)

To expand empires

d)

To found utopian communities

9.

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

a)

To reduce overpopulation in Europe

b)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

c)

To profit from trading in furs and other goods

d)

To create joint ventures with other European powers

10.

Match the following

a)

Spain

1.

To convert natives and search for gold

b)

France

2.

To profit from fur trading

c)

England

3.

To profit from agriculture and cash crops

11.

Label the important places on the map

12.

Locate where the Spanish colonized America at St. Augustine, Florida.

13.

Locate where the English colonized America at Jamestown, Virginia.