N.A. Exploration

What was the main economic policy that dominated the era of European exploration?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

Who was the English explorer sent in 1497 to find the Northwest Passage?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

Which French explorer brought back a leader of the indigenous people to tell the king about a city full of gold?

• Jacques Cartier

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• John Cabot

• Sir Francis Drake

What was the name of the infamous failed French colony established in 1562?

• Roanoke

• Popham

• Charlesfort

• Newfoundland

Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world?

• Raleigh Gilbert

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John White

• Sir Francis Drake

What was the name of the first English child born in the New World?

• Elizabeth White

• Virginia Dare

• Mary Gilbert

• Anne Raleigh

What word was found carved into a fence post at the abandoned Roanoke colony?

• El Dorado

• Antilia

• Croatoan

• Popham

Which explorer published a fictional account of 'El Dorado'?

• John Cabot

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Jacques Cartier

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

Where was the Popham colony located?

• Florida

• Maine

• Virginia

• North Carolina

What was the fate of the Popham colony?

• It was overrun by Spanish forces

• It was packed up and taken back to England

• It was abandoned due to harsh weather

• It was destroyed by native peoples