Module 2: Exploration and Colonies of France and England Quiz

What economic policy dominated the era of European exploration, aiming for the most favorable balance of trade?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

What was the goal of the Northwest Passage?

• To find a route to Africa

• To find a fast, safe, western route to Asia that avoided Spanish territory

• To discover new lands in the Pacific Ocean

• To establish colonies in South America

Who was sent by England in 1497 to explore the Northwest Passage?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama

Who made three trips exploring most of the North American coastline for France?

• Jacques Cartier

• Sir Francis Drake

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Christopher Columbus

Match the following items with what Jacques Cartier brought back to France from his second exploration of Canada:

• Cartographic representation

• A map of the east coast

• Exotic seasonings

• A leader of the indigenous people

• Minerals mistaken for gold

• Fool's Gold and quartz

• Indigenous leader

• A shipload of spices

The most infamous failure of the French attempts to colonize North America was (a)  

• The settlement at Quebec
• The colony at Charleston in 1562
• The settlement at Roanoke
• The colony at Jamestown

(a)   was the nickname given to the English pirates who turned the tide of world history in favor of England.

• Buccaneers
• Privateers
• Sea Dogs
• Corsairs

Who financed the group of settlers to Roanoke in 1585?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Governor John White

• King Phillip II

The name of the first English child born in the New World was (a)  

• Virginia Dare
• Elizabeth Drake
• Mary Raleigh
• Anne White

What event delayed Governor White's return to Roanoke?

• A conflict with the natives

• The birth of his granddaughter

• The Spanish Armada

• A supply shipment