European Exploration

The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Columbian Exchange

• The Slave Trade

European explorers came to America for all the following reasons. Select all that apply.

• Gold

• Goods

• God

• Glory

Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?

• To bring into a country

• To ship out of a country

• A person who spreads the message of Christianity

• An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

• To profit from the fur trade

• To conquer land

• To escape religious persecution

• To convert natives to christianity

Why were most of the 13 colonies settled?

• Settlers were escaping religious persecution in Britain

• The fur trade provided a lucrative business for them

• Settlers heard about indigenous people and wanted to convert them to Christianity

• Settlers wanted to make money off of indigenous slave labor

Which of the following are European countries that setup colonies in North America? (Select all that apply)

• England

• France

• Spain

• Netherlands

What is an unlimited want?

• The state of being scarce or in short supply

• Wanting an unlimited number of things, yet not having the resources to obtain them

• Something that attracts people to a place or an activity

• A source of supply, support, or aid that can eventually run out

Define the word scarcity.

• Something that makes people want to leave a place or escape from a particular situation

• A source of supply, support, or aid that can eventually run out

• A source of supply, support, or aid

• The state of being scarce or in short supply

What was an unlimited want that existed within Spain?

• Gold

• Spices and Trade Routes

• Fur

• Land