Exploration Stations Quiz

Which of the following best describes the 'Three G’s' of Spanish colonization?

• Gold, Guns, and Grapes
• Gold, Glory, and God
• Government, Growth, and Gold
• God, Guns, and Grain

Why did Spain establish missions in its colonies?

• To train soldiers for defending the colonies
• To convert and educate Indigenous peoples
• To serve as trading posts for European goods
• To protect colonists from pirates

What was the encomienda system?

• A system of farming without plows
• A method of building large stone cities
• A system granting colonists land and labor from Indigenous peoples
• A way for Spanish settlers to avoid paying taxes

What was the most important economic activity for the French in North America?

• Mining gold and silver
• Growing cash crops like tobacco
• Fur trading with Indigenous peoples
• Manufacturing textiles

Why did the French form alliances with Native Americans?

• To gain protection from English colonists
• To force Native Americans into slavery
• To teach them European farming methods
• To find gold and silver

How did France’s colonization differ from Spain’s?

• France had large plantations while Spain had small farms
• France relied on trade and alliances rather than conquering large territories
• France sent more settlers than Spain
• France avoided contact with Indigenous peoples

Why were English colonies more likely to have permanent settlers than Spanish or French colonies?

• The English government forced criminals to live there
• England sent armies to defend settlers
• Many English settlers sought land and a new life in the colonies
• English settlers avoided farming

Which group left England seeking religious freedom and founded Plymouth Colony in 1620?

• Jesuits
• Puritans
• Pilgrims
• Cavaliers

Why was land ownership so important to English settlers?

• It gave them the right to vote and higher social status
• It meant they could avoid paying taxes
• It allowed them to mine gold
• It was the only way to become a soldier

Using the map as a guide, which region of North America did France claim?

• The East Coast

• Central

• Southwest

• Northwest