Struggle for North America

Jacques Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence River in what year?

• 1492

• 1534

• 1616

• 1824

This Catholic order of priests soon joined explorers of New France hoping to gain converts.

• Franciscans

• Carmelites

• Trappist

• Jesuits

The Natives offer no assistance to early settlers of New France.

• True

• False

The first permanent settlement for the French was not established until...

• 1606

• 1607

• 1608

• 1609

Those who remained in the harsh Canadian wilderness saw an impressive payoff in the ___ trade.

• Fur

• Fin

• Flag

• Fig

King Louis XIV finally does what with New France in the 1600's

• Surrenders it to the British

• Appoints overseers for economic activity in an attempt to boost revenue

• Taxes furs in an attempt to curb overhunting

• Sends prisoners over as an attempt to establish a prison colony

The first permanent English colony was...

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Maryland

The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in...

• 1520

• 1620

• 1720

• 1820

The document the Pilgrims signed, the first example of self government was called what?

• The Pilgrim Compact

• The Puritan Promise

• The Congregational Agreement

• The Mayflower Compact

The examples of English colonies included

• Commercial Enterprises

• Religious Refuges

• Prison Colonies

• All of These