Chapter 1 Quiz Review

Some groups of Indians had built impressive civilizations by the time Columbus arrived in America.

• True

• False

Columbus believed that he had reached the East Indies, not the New World.

• True

• False

Queen Elizabeth 1 disapproved of the actions of Sir Francis Drake.

• True

• False

The leadership of John Smith helped Jamestown's settlers survive some of their early hardships.

• True

• False

The French colonies in America did not attract large numbers of settlers.

• True

• False

Jamestown was the first settlement attempted by the English in America.

• True

• False

Although they were spread out over North America, the Indians were a unified people.

• True

• False

Italian explorer who proved that Columbus had discovered a "new world"

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

• Robert de La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

English explorer who claimed the Atlantic coast of North America for England.

• John Smith

• John Cabot

• John White

• John John

Claimed the Mississippi River for France

• Robert de La Salle

• Juan Ponce de León

• Fransisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Jacques Cartier