17-2 Study Questions "Early Explorations
1. Portugal was mostly interested in trade, rather than
colonization, in what two areas of the world?
2. What were the three primary territories that Portugal
controlled during the 1500s?
3. Spanish conquistadors Hernando Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
led invasions that led to the conquering of what two native
American groups ?
4. By the early 1600s, Spain had control of which three regions of
the Americas?
6. What were the two main Spanish goals for its empire?
6. What were the three sources of wealth for Spain in its
American empire?
7. Who was the French explorer who sought a northwest passage
to Asia?
8. What part of North America was claimed by Franco?
9. What
was the main economic activity for the French in North
America ?
10. What were the three triangular trade locations?
11. What did the England use its American colonies for?
12. What Impact did English settlement have on Native
Americans?
13. What was the middle passage ?
14. How was the Republic of Haiti formed in 1804?