1.2 Spiral Quiz

Match the following

• Constitution Era

• Written rules about how the U.S. government is set up

• Exploration Era

• War fought in U.S. over slavery

• Civil War Era

• Factories built and U.S. grew rich

• Industrial Revolution Era

• Europeans discovered new land

What event is being described

• Shipbuilders constructing a caravel

• Sailors navigating using the stars

• Marco Polo finding Asia

• Christopher Columbus finding the Americas

What was the impact of the event?

• Mapmakers began making improved maps for sailors

• European explorers came to the New World to search for wealth.

• It allowed sailors to sail into the wind

• It created a new route to Africa

Which of the following would be the BEST title for this image?

• Europeans find Asia

• Native Americans become Christian

• Native Americans and Europeans First Meet

• Columbus Lands in the Americas

How did these items motivate early exploration?

• Explorers wanted to trade these products with American Indians

• Explorers wanted to study and document exotic plants

• Explorers wanted to sell these products and make a profit

• Explorers wanted to search different lands for new food plants

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade route to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

Which era involved expanding rights for African Americans after the Civil War?

• Civil War

• Reconstruction

• Early Republic

• Antebellum

What was the primary commodity sought by Europeans in the East Indies?

• Gold

• Silk

• Spices

• Tea

Who discovered the New World while searching for a sea route to Asia?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?

• Gold, God, and Glory

• Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity

• Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill

• Goodness, Grace, and Growth