What was an early motivation for French exploration of the New World?

The possibility of finding the Northwest Passage

After the Renaissance, Prince Henry of Portugal and others LIKELY believed that:

People could find out new information from experiencing the world

What activity did most French settlers engage in?

Trading with the Native Americans

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1
Pennslyvania is part of the middle colonies
False
True
2
If you were an explorer searching for wealth during the Age of Exploration, what might you have brought back to Europe?
Spices and silk
Art work, jewelry, building materials, and livestock
Spices, horses, pigs, and likely smallpox or other diseases
Tomatoes, potatoes, silk, and horses
3
What was an early motivation for French exploration of the New World?
The possibility of converting Native Americans to Christianity
The possibility of finding the Northwest Passage
The possibility of finding corn
The possibility of establishing a colony in Florida
4
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European explorer to _____ in 1513.
arrive in what is now Florida
explore the American Southwest
cross Panama and see the Pacific Ocean
discover the Fountain of Youth
5
Where did Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette explore?
Montreal
New England
The Mississippi River
Canada
6
Which of the reasons for exploration did Christopher Columbus express to his financial backers?
Desire for Wealth
Spirit of Adventure
Desire for Knowledge
Spreading Christianity
7
After the Renaissance, Prince Henry of Portugal and others LIKELY believed that:
The sun burned so hot that their skin would boil black.
People who explored areas far from their homes were doomed to never return.
The unknown areas of water and beyond contained monsters.
People could find out new information from experiencing the world
8
What activity did most French settlers engage in?
Spreading religion to Native Americans
Trading with the Native Americans
Establishing permanent colonies in New England
Farming corn, soy, and wheat
9
Which of the following statements about Hernando Cortes is FALSE?

He was granted a hacienda
He defeated the Aztecs
He was searching for El Dorado
He was a Spanish conquistador

One of the most successful French colonies at the end of the Mississippi River was called _____.

La Nouvelle York
Quebec City
La Nouvelle Orleans
Peu Mississippi

The Columbian Exchange is a term used to describe _____.

Pacific trade routes
New World missionaries
Spain's allies in the Old World
things traded between the Old and New Worlds

Which of the following was NOT an area explored by the French?

Lake Michigan
Mexico
The Mississippi River
Montreal

Mundus Novus was a European term for _____.

infidels
the Alps
the New World
livestock

Amerigo Vespucci's biggest legacy was _____.

being the only Italian explorer hired by the Spanish crown
being the only Italian explorer hired by the Spanish crown
having the new world named after him in 1507
helping Christopher Columbus discover the new world in 1492

Why were mulattos considered to be above the lowest societal group?

They were of mixed blood and were highly educated and cultured
They were mixed with Spanish and African blood but were not slaves
They were mixed with Aztec and African blood but were born in the colonies
They were mixed-blood slaves who could work for a wage on their day off

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