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?
C They were looking for new trade routes to Asia.
C Spain
A a sea route to Asia across North America
B Portugal
C Aztec and Inca
B sugar cane plantations in the West Indies
C sugar cane