Ch 4 Building the first Colonies

Which nation started colonies in the Americas first?

• England
• France
• Netherlands
• Spain

What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?

• haciendas
• missions
• plantations
• presidios

Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales in Europe?

• Virginia
• Brazil
• New Netherland
• Plymouth

What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?

• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• New Amsterdam
• Jamestown

What word means "a lawmaking branch of government?"

• missions
• haciendas
• legislature
• presidios

Who helped teach the first colonists in New England how to farm and fish?

• John Smith
• William Bradford
• Pocahontas
• Tisquantum

Which group established New Netherland in present-day New York and New Jersey?

• Dutch
• Pilgrims
• Spanish
• Native Americans

True or False
The part of North America that LaSalle claimed for France in 1684 was the Mississippi River Valley.

• True
• False

Who established Jamestown?

• The Dutch
• William Bradford
• The Virginia Company
• Samuel de Champlain

Who established St. Augustine?

• The Dutch
• Pedro Menendez de Aviles
• The Virginia Company
• Samuel de Champlain