USI.4 European Exploration: Flyswatter Questions

  1. This explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley. (Robert La Salle)
  2. Who believed that land was to be shared or used but not owned? (American Indians)
  3. Fear of the unknown was? (obstacles to exploration)
  4. How was spreading Christianity connected to European exploration? (motivating force for exploration)
  5. How did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai become powerful? (by controlling trade)
  6. What did the French do in the New World? (established trading posts and spread the Christian religion)
  7. Who established the French settlement of Quebec? (Samuel de Champlain)
  8. Who explored Eastern Canada? (John Cabot)
  9. Finding gold, natural resources, and trade was a ______of exploration. (motivating force for exploration)
  10. What did the Portuguese trade in West Africa? (metals, cloth, manufactured goods for gold)
  11. After arriving in the New World, the Europeans exchanged goods and ideas. This was an? (accomplishment of exploration)
  12. What was the biggest conflict between the American Indians and the Europeans? (land)
  13. Who conquered and enslaved the American Indians? (Spanish)
  14. Lack of adequate supplies was? (obstacles to exploration)
  15. Who brought Christianity to the New World, as well as European diseases? (Spanish)
  16. Which country made voyages of discovery along West Africa? (Portugal)
  17. After arriving in the New World, the Europeans claimed territories. This was an? (accomplishment of exploration)
  18. For which country did Francisco Coronado explore? (Spain)
  19. For which country did John Cabot explore? (England)
  20. Who established settlements and claimed ownership of land in the New World? (English)
  21. Disease and starvation were? (obstacles to exploration)
  22. Which country claimed the Mississippi River Valley? (France)
  23. Who taught farming techniques to the European settlers? (American Indians)
  24. Eastern Canada was explored for which European country? (England)
  25. This explorer claimed the Southwest United States. (Francisco Coronado)
  26. Europeans competed for empire and believed their own cultures were superior. How was this connected to exploration? (Motivating force for exploration)
  27. Quebec was established as a settlement for which country? (France)
  28. This city was the capital of Mali that was also a great center of learning. (Timbuktu)
  29. Which European country did not explore in the New World? (Portugal)
  30. Who learned farming techniques from the American Indians and traded with the American Indians? (English)
  31. The Europeans improved their navigational tools and ships. This was an? (accomplishment of exploration)
  32. Robert La Salle and Samuel de Champlain explored for which country? (France)
  33. Land was the biggest conflict between the Europeans and American Indians. What were the other conflicts? (competition for trade, differences in cultures, disease, language differences)
  34. Poor maps and navigational tools were? (obstacles to exploration)
  35. In what ways did the Europeans and American Indians cooperate economically? (trade, crops, and Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools)
  36. The southwest United States was claimed for which country? (Spain)
  37. Who explored for England? (John Cabot)
  38. What were the three powerful West African kingdoms? (Ghana, Mali, Songhai)

L. PenningtonPortsmouth Public Schools2008