Unit 1 Chapter 1: Exploration of North America

What were the driving forces of European exploration? Select the three correct answers.

• The need for new places to live.

• The desire for gold.

• The desire to spread Catholicism.

• The desire for cheaper spices.

• Curiosity about other cultures.

What was one result of Spanish exploration and colonization in South America and the Caribbean?

• Native people's grew wealthy from Spanish trade.

• Other European nations tried to conquer Spain.

• Spain replaced Asia as the center of the spice trade.

• Other European nations sought land and wealth in the America's.

Which European country was the first to send explorers to the Americas?

• Netherlands

• England

• France

• Spain

In which present-day location was the first permanent European settlement in North America?

• Florida

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Canada

Which European explorer mapped the Gulf Coast region for the first time?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan de Oñate

What was Hernando de Soto the first European explorer to do?

• See the Mississippi River.

• Find the Northwest Passage.

• Claim land in North America.

• Make contact with Indigenous people in North America.

What industry was developed by the French as a result of Jacques Cartier's claims around the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

• fur trade

• agriculture

• gold mining

• manufacturing

Which cities were founded by the French? Select the two correct answers.

• New Amsterdam

• New Orleans

• Quebec

• Albany

• St. Augustine

Where was the land that Henry Hudson claimed for the Netherlands?

• Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada

• Southern and Southeastern United States

• Along the Mississippi River

• Around the Gulf of Mexico

Use the excerpt from “The Mississippi Voyage of Jolliet and Marquette (1673)” to answer the question. “While drifting down with the current, . . . we perceived on land some savages armed with guns, who awaited us. . . . I spoke to them in Huron, but they answered me by a word which seemed to me a declaration of war against us. However, they were as frightened as we were and what we took for a signal for battle was an invitation that they gave us to draw near, that they might give us food. We therefore landed, and entered their cabins, where they offered us meat from wild cattle [bison] and bear’s grease, with white plums, which are very good. They have guns, hatchets, hoes, knives, beads, and flasks of double glass, in which they put their [gun]powder. . . . They assured us that we were no more than ten days’ journey from the sea. . . .”

Which conclusion is supported by this excerpt?

• A. European explorers sometimes misunderstood the Native Americans they encountered.

• B. European explorers were usually hostile to the Native Americans they encountered.

• C. Native Americans were usually hostile to the Europeans they encountered.

• D. Native Americans were not interested in trade with the Europeans they encountered.