🧭 Category 1: Exploration Motivations & Routes
Which was a major motivation for European exploration?
A. To find spices and trade routes
B. To escape taxes
C. To avoid war
D. To build schools
A. To find spices and trade routes
Which country focused on the fur trade?
A.Portugal
B. Spain
C. England
D. Dutch
D. Dutch
What was a major effect of European colonization?
A. Disease and loss of land
B. Population growth
C. More independence
D. Better resources
A. Disease and loss of land
What was Jamestown’s biggest early problem?
A. Food shortages and disease
B. Too many supplies
C. Cold winters only
D. Too much gold
A. Food shortages and disease
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
A. For religious freedom
B. To find gold
C. To trade furs
D. To escape war
A. For religious freedom
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
A. Divided land between Spain and Portugal
B. Ended slavery
C. Created Jamestown
D. Gave land to England
A. Divided land between Spain and Portugal
Who founded Quebec as a trading center?
A. Samuel de Champlain
B. Henry Hudson
C. William Penn
D. John Rolfe
A. Samuel de Champlain
How did the fur trade affect Native Americans?
A. It had no impact
B. It strengthened traditions only
C. It disrupted lifestyles and caused conflict
D. It ended trade
C. It disrupted lifestyles and caused conflict
Who helped save Jamestown with strict rules?
A. John Smith
B. John Rolfe
C. William Bradford
D. Roger Williams
A. John Smith
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A. A trade law
B. A farming plan
C. An agreement for self-government
D. A peace treaty
C. An agreement for self-government
What was the Northwest Passage?
A. A trade agreement
B. A road through Mexico
C. A river route to Africa
D. A hoped-for water route to Asia
D. A hoped-for water route to Asia
What was the main goal of Dutch colonization?
A. Religious freedom
B. Trade and profit
C. Farming
D. Gold mining
B. Trade and profit
What did Europeans often do when they settled land?
A. Shared land equally
B. Ignored resources
C. Exploited resources and built trading posts
D. Left quickly
C. Exploited resources and built trading posts
What crop made Jamestown profitable?
A. Corn
B. Wheat
C. Tobacco
D. Rice
C. Tobacco
Who helped the Pilgrims survive?
A. Squanto
B. John Smith
C. Pocahontas
D. Nathaniel Bacon
A. Squanto
Why did Europeans want a new route to Asia?
A. To spread religion only
B. To get spices and goods faster and cheaper
C. To avoid Native Americans
D. To find land to farm
B. To get spices and goods faster and cheaper
What happened to New Amsterdam in 1664?
A. It became Spanish
B. It became French
C. It became New York under England
D. It was destroyed
C. It became New York under England
What happened to many Native Americans due to European contact?
A. They gained power
B. They died from disease and conflict
C. They moved to Europe
D. They became wealthy
B. They died from disease and conflict
What was the House of Burgesses?
A. A church
B. A trading company
C. A court system
D. The first representative government
D. The first representative government
Who promoted a “city on a hill”?
A. Roger Williams
B. John Smith
C. William Penn
D. John Winthrop
D. John Winthrop
What economic change helped drive exploration?
A. Move to a monetary economy using money
B. End of trade
C. Isolation from other countries
D. Less interest in goods
A. Move to a monetary economy using money
Who established St. Augustine?
A. Hernando de Soto
B. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
C. Jacques Cartier
D. Henry Hudson
B. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
Why did conflicts increase between settlers and Native Americans?
A. Too much trade
B. Loss of land and resources
C. Climate change
D. Language differences only
B. Loss of land and resources
What labor system brought workers for a set time?
A. Slavery
B. Indentured servitude
C. Communism
D. Sharecropping
B. Indentured servitude
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
A. To grow tobacco
B. For military defense
C. To allow religious freedom
D. To mine gold
C. To allow religious freedom