ANSWER ALL PLS
Gathering the Facts
1.. Read the introduction. Then read the history question, “What about Australia?” Use the information to answer the following questions.
a. European explorers unexpectedly found opportunities in the Americas when they
had been searching for what place? ______________________
b. What did Europeans hope to gain from its colonies in America?
________________________________________________________________
c. Which two major Native American empires were conquered by Europeans?
_____________________________________________________
d. Who did the British send to colonize Australia?
_____________________________________________________
People and Their Environments
1. Look at picture B and read its caption. Write T next to each statement if it is true
and F is the statement is false.
a. Africans worked on plantations in the Caribbean. ___
b. Africans were well paid and treated well on sugar plantations. ____
c. Sugar cane has juices. ___
d. It is hot in the Caribbean. ____
e. The stalks of sugar cane plants are boiled into sugar. ____
f. After seven years, most Africans left sugar plantations for new
job opportunities.____
Places, Regions, and Landscapes
1. Use map C, “European Land Claims and Early Cities,” to complete the
following sentences.
a. The ___________ claimed lands along the eastern coast of what is now
the United States. A major city located in this settlement region was__________
which used to be called New Amsterdam. The main
economic activities in this region were_____________ and __________________.
.
b. The ___________ claimed lands in central North America where the
main economic activity was _________________ .
c. After conquering the Aztec Empire, the _________________ dominated
southwestern North America, Middle America, and western
America. The main economic activities in the lands they claimed were_______________
and ______________________ .
d. The eastern coast of South America was settled by the________________________ ,
who founded the cities of_________________ and _______________________ .
The main economic activities in the Portuguese settlement regions were____________________ And______________________________.
