Era 1 Quiz

The three G's of exploration are G___, G__, and G____.

The three mother countries are

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

Which characteristics describe the motivations behind European exploration? Select THREE correct answers. 

• Expand empires

• Promote self-government

• Locate a new labor source

• Spread Catholicism

• Economic development

Match each mother country with their landing place in the New World.

• Cuba

• Spain

• Canada

• England

• Virginia

• France

Which Ocean did the mother countries cross to get to North America?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Complete the table by correctly matching each country with it's MAIN reason for exploration.

Move each answer into the correct box in the table.

• Spread religion by establishing Catholic missions

• France

• Establish a successful fur and pelt trade

• England

• Profit off of cash crops

• Spain

Europeans began exploring the world because they wanted to:

• gain riches from Asia like silk and spices
• prove that the world was flat
• discover a New World
• All of these are true

Which mother country settled along the Pacific coastline?

• Spain

• France

• England

Which is a reason why colonist would stay in the New World and struggle, and not go back to England?

• England was overcrowded

• England was unsanitary

• Religious persecution

• All of the above

Shade in Virginia and put a dot in Jamestown.