Pre-Columbian and Early Colonization

Which European power was focused on military dominance in America?

• England

• France

• Mexico

• Spain

Which European power set up colonies in a loose series of fur trading posts?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

Which describes Englands main colonial policy of salutary neglect

• giving colonial governors absolute power

• leaving colonies alone as long as they paid taxes

• giving specific religious groups dominance in each colony

• focusing on the fur trade instead of military control

Which Native Regions did not involve settled farming as a way of life?

• the Southwest

• the Northeast

• the Great Plains

• the Southeast

Which was the most likely reason ancestors to natives crossed the land bridge?

• hunting mammoths

• fishing for seals

• finding gold

• inventing new farming methods

Which term best describes all native ways of life prior to Columbus?

• well-adapted

• confederate

• disorganized

• unsophisticated

Which country led the way in the expansion of exploration?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

Columbus can best be characterized as

• a international hero

• a well meaning idiot

• manipulative and mistaken

• a king maker

Most early exploration was motivated by

• spreading catholicism

• finding trade routes

• establishing ties to the Muslim world

• finding the New World

Which colonial powerv has had the most impact on the culture of eastern Canada?

• England

• Spain

• the Netherlands

• France