Reasons for Exploration
Switch Seats: What was the biggest reason Europeans wanted to explore across the oceans?
To gain riches and profit
What was the main goal of Spanish conquistadors in the New World?
To conquer land and expand Spain’s empire
How did the French usually interact with Native Americans?
As trading partners
Quadripple: What was one of the biggest struggles for Jamestown’s first settlers?
Harsh living conditions
Prize:Which country took New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664?
England
Whose writings about Asia sparked new interest in exploring the world?
Marco Polo
What was the main mission of Spanish missionaries in the Americas?
To teach Christianity to Native peoples
Daily Double: What natural resource attracted both French and Dutch settlers to North America?
Furs
Triple or nothing:Why did the London Company send settlers to Virginia?
To make money
After England took New Netherland, what new name did they give it?
New York
Early explorers were searching for a faster sea route to which part of the world?
Asia
Who were the main groups living in the Spanish borderlands?
Soldiers and missionaries
What was the first permanent French settlement in North America, founded by Champlain?
Quebec
What event helped bring peace between Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan tribe?
John Rolfe’s marriage to Pocahontas
What European nation originally founded New Netherland?
Netherlands or the Dutch
Besides riches, what else motivated the Spanish to settle the Americas?
To spread Christianity
What deadly impact did the Columbian Exchange have on Native Americans?
They died from disease
Why did many Native Americans ally with the French instead of the Spanish?
The French traded with them instead of conquering them
Switch Seats:What crop made Jamestown profitable?
Tobacco
Triple or nothing: In what year did Columbus reach the Caribbean islands?
1492
What is the name of the movement of crops, animals, and goods across the Atlantic that still exists today?
The Columbian Exchange
Pink Slip Prize: In the colonies, who replaced Native Americans as the main labor force?
Enslaved Africans
What was the major money-making trade for both the French and Dutch?
Fur trading
Which English colony mysteriously disappeared, leaving “Croatoan” carved on a post?
Roanoke
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607