Early European Motives
European nations explored new lands to gain wealth, power, and spread what religion?
Christianity
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage?
Spain
Portugal claimed which modern-day country in South America?
Brazil
Which explorer helped France claim land along the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
The Columbian Exchange connected Europe, Africa, and which other region?
The Americas
Which continent did Europeans believe they could reach by sailing west?
Asia
Spain began exploring the Americas during which centuries?
The late 1400s and 1500s
What language spoken in Brazil shows Portuguese influence today?
Portuguese
The Hudson River was explored by Henry Hudson while sailing for which country?
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Name one crop that traveled from the Americas to Europe.
Corn or potatoes
What economic goal drove most European exploration?
Gaining wealth through trade
What group suffered massive population loss after Spanish arrival?
Native Americans
In what year did Portugal claim Brazil?
1500
Which English explorer landed in present-day Canada in 1497?
John Cabot
How did the Columbian Exchange affect Europe’s population?
It increased population growth
European exploration led to the creation of overseas what?
Empires
Name one way Spanish exploration changed the Americas.
New trade networks or spread of European culture
Which explorer claimed Brazil for Portugal?
Pedro Cabral
Which European nation focused heavily on building global trade networks?
The Dutch
Which deadly disease spread to Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange?
Smallpox