Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go when he sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492?
Exploration and Colonization Quiz

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5th Grade
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Samuel Irwin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
India and China
Russia and China
the edge of the earth
around Africa 🌍
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What continent do Spain, France, and England (Britain) belong to?
Europe
South America
Australia
Asia
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mercantilism was an economic system that was created for
free Republics to buy and sell goods all over.
Kings and Queens to hide their treasures.
colonies to get rich, rich, rich!
the mother country to get rich from raw materials of a colony.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Spanish were motivated to explore and colonize by three factors
Christmas, Easter, and Summer Vaca
God, Gold, and Glory
Rice, Ropes, and Rhinestones
Friends, Furs, and Fish 🐠
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The three French motives to explore and colonize were
Friends, Furs, and Fish
God, Gold, and Glory
Christmas, Easter, and Summer vaca
Christians, Crowns, and Creativity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The last of the European country to colonize in North America
America
England (Britain)
France
Spain
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
English motivations to explore and colonizer were different from Spain and France:
Private citizens moved to the New World with their families.
England wanted to conquer the world.
The King of England did not care who left England.
England was not looking for riches.
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