LEAP Review: Unit 1 - The Exploration and Settlement of NA

What were the driving forces of European exploration? Select the three correct answers.

• the desire for cheaper spices

• the desire for gold

• the need for land

• the desire to spread Catholicism

What was one result of Spanish exploration and colonization in South America and the Caribbean?

• Native peoples grew wealthy from Spanish trade.

• Spain replaced Asia as the center of the spice trade.

• Other European nations tried to conquer Spain.

• Other European nations sought land and wealth in the Americas.

Which European country was the first to send explorers to the Americas?

• Netherlands

• England

• France

• Spain

In which present-day location was the first permanent European settlement in North America?

• Florida

• Virginia

• Canada

• Massachusetts

Which European explorer mapped the Gulf Coast region for the first time?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan de Oñate

What was Hernando de Soto the first European explorer to do?

• see the Mississippi River

• find the Northwest Passage

• claim land in North America

• make contact with Indigenous people in North America

What industry was developed by the French as a result of Jacques Cartier's claims around the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

• fur trade

• agriculture

• gold mining

• manufacturing

Which cities were founded by the French? Select the two correct answers.

• New Amsterdam

• St. Augustine

• New Orleans

• Quebec

Where was the land that Henry Hudson claimed for the Netherlands?

• northeastern United States and southeastern Canada

• southern and southeastern United States

• along the Mississippi River

• around the Gulf of Mexico

Which conclusion is supported by this excerpt?

• European explorers sometimes misunderstood the Native Americans they encountered.

• European explorers were usually hostile to the Native Americans they encountered.

• Native Americans were usually hostile to the Europeans they encountered.

• Native Americans were not interested in trade with the Europeans they encountered.