1. Unit 1 Review

2. An economic reason for the European Explorers exploration of the Americas was the search for Gold

3. Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztec in what Country? Central America

4. Which early city located in North America was claimed by France? New Orleans

5. Which city was established Pedro Menendez de Aviles became the first permanent Spanish settlement? St. Augustine

6. Why were many of the early colonies in North America founded? For economic and religious (political) reasons

7. Why would geographers consider the early colonies to be political regions? Colonies had established governments and boundries ◦Remember the Mayflower Compact

8. What type of physical geography did the colonist find in the Atlantic Coastal Plains? Rich farmland and wetlands

9. Which holiday celebrates the discovery of the New World by European Explorers? Columbus Day

10. Where did most of the American Indians live? In the forest

11. What geographic factor influenced the location of the colonial settlements? Access to water

12. What was an important impact of the Columbian Exchange? Horses were brought to the New World