La Era de Exploración

Identify the term for a person sent to New Spain to rule on behalf of the King

• Viceroy

• Encomienda

• Tienda

• Prince

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 1- Enslaved native populations

  2- Organized utopian societies

• 1- Established Catholic missions

  2- Focused primarily on fur trading

• 1- Promoted political freedom

  2- Participated in the triangular trade

• 1- Became commercial shipbuilders

  2- Created an early system of public schools

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What was the primary motivation for European nations during the Era of Exploration?

• To discover new cultures

• To expand their empires and wealth

• To establish peace treaties

• To learn new languages

Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

What was the name of the first successful English colony in North America?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• St. Augustine

Which treaty divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Utrecht