8th Grade US History TEK 8.2A Part 1
Quiz by Brad “MrPearlTx” Pearl
Grade 8
Social Studies
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- Q1During colonial times, Great Britain and France competed for control of areas of North America to secure their ability totrade goods.mine gold.study different cultures.hire new soldiers.30s8.2.A: Social Studies - History
- Q2During Columbus’s four voyages to the Americas, what did he hope to find?Religious freedomLandGoldtrade routes to Asia30s
- Q3Which phrase best completes the diagram?Reasons for European ExplorationEmergence of Powerful European RulersThe Travels of Marco PoloSpread of Papal Authority30s8.2.A: Social Studies - History
- Q4European rulers established colonies along the Atlantic coastline. Which feature of this coastline especially attracted European colonists?fertile soil along high mountain cliffsits many offshore islandslarge lakes located along the coastlinenatural harbors along the Atlantic Ocean30s8.2.A: Social Studies - History
- Q5A major reason for the establishment of New Spain and New France was to —enter into the fur trade with American Indianspromote religious freedom for Europeansenslave American Indians for work in Africaspread Christianity among American Indians30s8.2.A: Social Studies - History
- Q6Which of the following was an important motive for the European colonization of North America?Europeans wished to spread Christianity among the Indians.Europeans were able to use local Indians as slaves.Europeans found more advanced technologies in the Americas.Europeans discovered gold in Virginia and Massachusetts.30s8.2.A: Social Studies - History
- Q7Which of the following identifies an important reason for the European exploration of North America?European rulers were searching for new areas to send their surplus populations.The Pope divided the lands of the New World between Spain and France.European merchants needed North American laborers after the Black Death in Europe.European rulers hoped to find an all-water route to Asia.30s8.2.A: Social Studies - History