Unit 1: Exploration, Colonization and Revolution

Which of the following are the three G's of Exploration?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• Grace

• Greed

Who are the "Big Three" European nations colonizing the Americas?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Greece

Which explorer believed he could find a safer and faster route to India and Asia by sailing west?

• Columbus

• Caveza de Vaca

• Cortez

• Coronado

Who explored the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico to establish a French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• La Salle

• Coronado

• Pineda

• Columbus

First to sail directly from Europe to India

• Bartolomeu Dias 
• Vasco Da Gama 
• Hernan Cortez
• Christopher Columbus 

Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control 

• Colony 
• exploration 
• Mercantilism 
• economy 

Mother countries growing wealthy via controlled trade with colonies 

• trade 
• stealing 
• colonies 
• Mercantilism 

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

Which document lists colonial grievances against King George III?

• U.S. Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence