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1. Name 3 of the 4 European countries had colonies in the

New World?•Britain, France,Spain, Portugal.

2. Originally, where were all explorers trying to

reach and Why?

•Asia, for spices and riches.

•Spain.

3. What country did Columbus sail for?

4.Which explorer sailed all the way around the world?

•Ferdinand Magellan.

5.What is a conquistador?

•Spanish Conqueror.

6.How did the Columbian exchange impact global trade?• North America, Europe and Africa began

to trade with each other, various products were brought to different areas.

7.Name 1 new navigational invention that made travel easier?

•Caravel, Magnetic compass, Astrolabes.

8.What does circumnavigate

mean?

•Travel all the way around the world.

9.Who was the 1st person to see the

Pacific Ocean?•Vasco de Balboa – traveled

through the jungles of Panama.

10. What was Juan Ponce de Leon searching for?

•A fountain of youth.

11.What country settled in present

day Florida?

•Spain.

12.What was the nickname of the French explorers and colonists?

•Courer de Bois – Runners of the Woods.

13.What rivers did the French settle near?

•St. Lawrence and Mississippi.

14.Where were the British colonies

located?

•Along the Atlantic coastline.

15.What river did Jacques Cartier

explorer?

•St. Lawrence.

16. Which explorer traveled to the TIP of

Africa?

•Bartholomew Dias.

17.What does the “Gold” mean in the 3

G’s?

•To explorer for riches and spices.

18.What was the major “export” from Africa?

•Slaves – it started the African slave trade.

19. How were the Native Americans impacted by the

European colonization of North and South America?

•Explorers brought diseases, took land.

20. Did explorers ever discover a

Northwest Passage?

• NO!.

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