Exploration 2

Exploration 2

8th Grade

23 Qs

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Exploration 2

Exploration 2

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amanda Sheffield

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What were early European explorers who came to North America looking for?

The Silk Road

The Cape of Good Hope

The North Pole

The Northwest Passage

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 
Asia
America
Antartica
Australia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

Mercantilism

Capitalism

Columbian Exchange

The Slave Trade

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?

To bring into a country

To ship out of a country

A person who spreads the message of Christianity

An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 
country
city
continent
state

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
United States
New World
Atlanta
Canada

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

To profit from the fur trade

To conquer land

To escape religious persecution

To convert natives to christianity

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