Unit 2 Lesson 1 - European Exploration

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What were the three major motives for European exploration?

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Increase wealth, expand empires, spread christianity.

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Jamestown was founded for

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wealth and commercial profit for the stockholders of England.

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What was the first reason explorers discovered the New World? Options: The wanted to spread religion to Mexico, They wanted to bring back Native American slaves to Europe, They were looking for trade routes to Asia, The Wanted to discover New Lands.

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They were looking for trade routes to Asia.

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What negative impact did the Columbian Exchange have on North and South America?

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The spread of diseases such as smallpox wiped out much of the native population.