Saturday, March 3, 2012

Please help with these questions about the New World?

Which best describes a reason that Europeans set forth on voyages of exploration in the 1400s?



A They were trying to escape the famine that was sweeping across Europe.



B They wanted to initiate trade with the West Indies.



C They were looking for new trade routes to Asia.



D They were looking for places to settle that had a mild climate.







3. Which country sponsored Columbus's expedition that discovered the Americas?



A England



B France



C Spain



D Portugal







4. What were explorers hoping to find by searching for the Northwest

A a sea route to Asia across North America

B an overland route across North America

C a northwestern sea route to America

D an overland route to northwest Asia





5. Which country colonized the region that is now Brazil?



A Spain



B Portugal



C England



D France







6. Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?



A Maya and Olmec



B Zapatec and Nazca



C Aztec and Inca



D Mexico and Florida







7. To which New World location were the most enslaved Africans sent to work?

A wheat farms in New England

B sugar cane plantations in the West Indies

C coffee plantations in Central America

D mines and farms in South America





8. What crop spurred population growth in Europe after it was brought to Europe from the Americas?



A potatoes



B tomatoes



C sugar cane



D wheatPlease help with these questions about the New World?
2: C

3: C..

4: A.

5: B.

6: C.

7: B.

8: A.
you can find all of this by reading relevant articles on Wikipedia, for example simply reading the history section of the article on Brazil will give you the answer to question 5. I am not sure we should be doing your homework for you.Please help with these questions about the New World?
3. Spain

5. Portugal

6. Aztec

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