Exploration of the Americas

What are the "Three Gs," the reasons that many Europeans explored the Americas?

• glory

• God

• gold

• germs

• greed

Use the outline Sasha made while learning about early Europeans in North America to answer the question. What title should Sasha give her outline?

• Why Europeans Explored the New World

• Why American Indians Traded With Europeans

• Why European Settlers Established Plantations

• Why Europeans Founded the New England Colonies

What was a big challenge explorers faced when they came to North America?

• Native Americans didn’t always want them there.

• Explorers ran out of food on the ships.

• The land was already too crowded.

• The kings and queens didn’t care about exploring.

What was one result of Columbus’s voyages?

• He built the first cities in America.

• He found the exact route to Asia.

• He discovered that the Earth was flat.

• He showed Europeans there was a new land to explore.

Which explorer discovered a famous river and explored the area now known as New York City?

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Based on the chart, which sentence BEST describes life for American Indians AFTER meeting Europeans?

• American Indians were better off following European ways.

• American Indians held onto their own ideas and ways of living.

• American Indians accepted European ideas and ways of living.

• American Indians found it hard to do things the same way Europeans did.

Based on the chart, which sentence BEST describes life for American Indians BEFORE meeting Europeans?

• American Indians had to work hard to get the things they needed.

• American Indians depended on nature to meet their needs.

• American Indians enjoyed hunting and gathering for food.

• American Indians were not able to travel long distances.

Why did some Native Americans get sick after Europeans arrived?

• The Native Americans didn’t eat enough food.

• The Europeans stopped trading with them.

• They caught new diseases the Europeans brought with them.

• The Europeans made them work too hard in the fields.

What is the BEST way to describe how Europeans treated American Indians during the 1500s and 1600s?

• The Europeans believed that nothing of value could be learned from American Indians, so they ignored them.

• The Europeans saw American Indians as lesser people who needed to be controlled.

• The Europeans respected, accepted, and copied American Indian ways of life.

• The Europeans tried to have good relations with American Indians in order to trade with them.

How did American Indians help early French explorers and settlers who came to North America?

• by cooperating with them in the fur trade

• by teaching them how to grow cash crops

• by agreeing to join their Christian churches

• by showing them where to find gold and silver