Exploring the Expansion Era

Why did European explorers first travel to the Americas during the Exploration Era?

• To find new trade routes and riches

• To escape from the sun

• Because they didn't like trees

• To go swimming in the ocean

What was one big challenge explorers faced on their journeys to the Americas?

• Too much free food

• Dangerous storms and unknown lands

• Too many shopping malls

• Easy travel

How did the arrival of Europeans affect Indigenous cultures in the Americas?

• It made their land bigger

• They lost land and many traditions changed

• It gave them more gold

• It made them move to the city

Which new transportation method helped explorers reach the Americas?

• Airplanes

• Sailing ships

• Bicycles

• Skateboards

What economic opportunity attracted Europeans to explore and conquer the Americas?

• Playing video games

• Searching for gold and spices

• Building sandcastles

• Watching movies

What is one way the worldview of Europeans changed during the Exploration Era?

• They believed there were new lands to discover

• They thought the world was flat

• They stopped believing in travel

• They wanted to stay in one place forever

What was the purpose of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage?

• To find a new route to Asia

• To build a city in America

• To find new animals

• To make a map of Africa

Which group was most affected by the conquest of the Americas?

• Cowboys

• Indigenous peoples

• Miners

• Shopkeepers

What did the invention of the compass help explorers do?

• Cook food

• Navigate across the ocean

• Make clothes

• Grow plants

Why did some explorers travel in fleets of ships?

• For safety and to carry more supplies

• To race each other

• To carry water

• To watch movies