Age of Exploration Chapter 1 Study Guide

Front

Why did European powers need to find a faster and safer route to Asia?

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To trade for spices and other valuable goods

Front

The Three G's are Gold, God, and Glory. How are they related to the Age of Exploration?

Back

They were the main motivations for European explorers during the Age of Exploration.

Front

What is the number one natural resource European nations hope to find in the Americas?

Back

Gold

Front

During the Protestant Reformation, why might some religious groups have wanted to come to the Americas?

Back

To escape religious persecution.

Front

Which economic practice motivated England to claim land in the Americas?

Back

To exploit resources and establish mercantilism

Front

On which continent did Christopher Columbus think he had arrived in 1492?

Back

Asia

Front

Which explorer was the first to realized he was exploring the "New World"?

Back

Amerigo Vespucci

Front

Which present day land did John Cabot mistakenly believe was Asia?

Back

Canada

Front

Which explorer claimed valuable land for fur trade for France but failed to find the Northwest Passage?

Back

Jacques Cartier

Front

Who established the first French settlement in North America?

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Samuel de Champlain