1.2 European Exploration in the New World

• Political ambition was a key motive for European exploration


  True
• What were the primary motives for Spain's colonial expansion in the Americas?

  Economic, political, religious
• Chronological order of key events in Spain's colonial expansion:

  1️⃣ Columbus reaches the Caribbean islands

  2️⃣ Treaty of Tordesillas grants Spain colonization rights

  3️⃣ Cortés conquers the Aztec Empire

  4️⃣ Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire

  5️⃣ Spain establishes settlement in the Philippines
• Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in modern-day Peru
• The main motives that drove European exploration of the New World were economic, political, and religious
• The religious motive for European exploration was to spread Christianity
• The Spanish sought gold and silver to expand their commercial wealth

  True
• In what year did Christopher Columbus reach the Caribbean islands?

  1492
• Match the conquistador with the empire they conquered:

  Hernán Cortés ↔️ Aztec Empire

  Francisco Pizarro ↔️ Inca Empire
• The main political motive for European exploration was to increase national power and prestige
• What were the three primary motives driving Spain's colonial expansion in the Americas?

  Economic, political, religious
• The political motive for Spain's colonial expansion was to increase national prestige and global influence.


  True
• What treaty granted Spain the rights to colonize the Americas in 1493?

  Treaty of Tordesillas
• In 1565, Spain extended its colonial reach to Asia by establishing a settlement in the Philippines.


  True
• Who led the Jamestown colony during its initial hardships?

  John Smith
• The religious motive for European exploration included the aim to spread Christianity.


  True
• Pope Alexander VI granted Spain the rights to colonize the Americas through the Treaty of Tordesillas
• In 1565, Spain established the first permanent European settlement in the Philippines
• France colonized North America for economic gain through the fur trade.
• Like other European powers, Portugal's economic motive in exploring the New World was to find new trade routes.
• The Columbian Exchange led to the introduction of potatoes and tomatoes to the Old World.
• What was one major cultural consequence of European exploration in the New World?

  Spread of Christianity
• What was the economic motive for European exploration?

  Expand commerce and wealth
• Match the motive with its description:

  Economic ↔️ Desire to find new trade routes

  Political ↔️ Ambition to gain territory

  Religious ↔️ Aim to convert indigenous populations
• The Spanish aimed to spread Catholicism
• The Treaty of Tordesillas was issued by Pope Alexander VI

  True
• Where did Spain establish its first permanent European settlement in Asia?

  Philippines
• Match the motive with its description:

  Political ↔️ Gain territory

  Religious ↔️ Spread Christianity

  Economic ↔️ Expand commerce
• What was the religious motive behind Spain's colonial expansion in the Americas?

  Spread Catholicism
• Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec
• England's first permanent settlement in North America was Jamestown
• The fur trade was crucial to French colonization, creating economic partnerships with indigenous tribes
• What economic motive drove European exploration?

  Desire for new trade routes
• Hernán Cortés conquered the Inca Empire in modern-day Peru

  False
• Match the English colony with its outcome:

  Roanoke ↔️ Vanished; colonists disappeared

  Jamestown ↔️ Successful settlement
• The fur trade established strong economic partnerships between the French and indigenous peoples.


  True
• What was the religious motive for Portuguese exploration in the New World?

  Spread Christianity
• Smallpox was a disease spread from the Americas to the Old World during the Columbian Exchange.

  False
• Spain's colonial empire expanded globally due to economic, political, and religious motivations


  True
• What treaty granted Spain the right to colonize the Americas in 1493?

  Treaty of Tordesillas