The Exploration of North America

What was one of the motivations that drove the exploration of North America?

• The search for new spices and cheaper goods

• The desire to find new battlefields

• The need to escape natural disasters

• The wish to invent new technologies

What does the term "agrarian" mean?

• A system of trade for goods and services that uses money

• A system of money

• Relying chiefly on agriculture and farming

• A process of changing from one economy to another

What is a "monetary economy"?

• A system of money

• A system of trade for goods and services that uses money

• Relying chiefly on agriculture and farming

• A process of changing from one economy to another

What does "currency" refer to?

• A system of trade for goods and services that uses money

• Relying chiefly on agriculture and farming

• A system of money

• A process of changing from one economy to another

What was the main reason European powers began experimenting with unfamiliar ocean routes?

• To find a faster way to reach Asia

• To avoid conflict with other European countries

• To explore the African continent

• To establish new trade routes with India

Which treaty divided the New World along a north-to-south line in the Atlantic Ocean?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Lisbon

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas allow the Portuguese to claim?

• Land west of the line

• Land east of the line

• All of South America

• All of North America

Who landed on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in October 1492 CE?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de León

Which Spanish explorer made several expeditions to North America?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de León

Who was the Spanish explorer that claimed Florida for Spain in 1513 CE?

• Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de León

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda