Learning Check Review #1

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Which reason best completes this list? To spread democratic ideals, To improve efficiency in manufacturing, To locate potential military allies, To claim new territory

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To claim new territory

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Which statement is best supported by this map of 16th century European exploration? Options: England was the first European power to navigate the Great Lakes., Spain financed numerous journeys to Canada., England sent the first European settlers to the Southwest., Spain sent more expeditions than England to the interior regions of the Americas.

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Spain sent more expeditions than England to the interior regions of the Americas.

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
Options:
To reduce overpopulation in Europe.
To create communities founded on religious tolerance.
To profit from trading in furs and other goods.
To create joint ventures with other European powers.

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To profit from trading in furs and other goods.

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What was one effect of European exploration on Native Americans?

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Diseases caused a large percentage of Native American deaths.

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The Columbian Exchange can be described as the –

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Transfer of ideas, plants, animals, and diseases from the Old World & New World.

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Which cash crop is credited with helping the Jamestown colony to survive?

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Tobacco

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What was the primary reason the “Starving Time” occurred in Jamestown during the Winter of 1609 - 1610?

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Native Americans declared war on the colonists.

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During the 17th century, the survival of most of the early colonist settlements in North America depended upon the colonists learning and using Native American __________.

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Agricultural practices

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Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s? A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies, Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops, A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies, Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies

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Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

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Which of the following was a major motivation for European countries such as England, France, and Spain to explore and colonize the New World? God, Glory, and Gold, Establishing democracy, Escaping from technology, Avoiding trade with Asia

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God, Glory, and Gold