STAAR Review - Exploration
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold
To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean
To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth
To discover a new sea route to Asia
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8.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the INITITAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?
To find new trade routes to Asia
To form military alliances
To spread Christianity to Africa
To find new sources of cheap labor
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8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism
To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area
To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico
To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region
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8.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these describes the primary reason for English colonization?
To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism
To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area
To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico
To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region
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8.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Spanish colonists...
organized utopian societies
established Catholic missions
promoted political freedom
became commercial shipbuilders
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8.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
French colonists...
Enslaved native populations
focused primarily on fur trading
promoted political freedom
created an early system of public schools
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8.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which reason best completes the list in the image?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
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8.2A
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