Native Americans and Explorers

This colony was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City.

• New Amersterdam

• New Jersey

• New Haarlem

• New Holland

The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

• Opened a way for Spain to colonize North and South America

• Led the way for Portugal to build a vast trading empire in Asia

• Led England to claim the vast territory surrounding Hudson Bay

• Show Spain the way around South America into the Pacific

The arrows are pointing to which North American mountain range?

• Rocky Mountains

• Canadian Mountains

• Adirondack Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Unlike Great Britain, a significant motivation for Spain to explore and colonize the so-called "New World" was

• to find new areas of raw resources.

• to find new trade routes to East Asia

• to spread the power of the Catholic Church

• to destroy civilizations that posed a threat to Europe

Which route is showing the path traveled by explorer Hernando de Soto?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The blue line on this map represents what river?

• Colorado

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Ohio

The arrows are pointing to which North American mountain range?

• Rocky Mountains

• Canadian Mountains

• Adirondack Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Which state has a humid subtropical climate

• Georgia

• California

• New Mexico

• South Dakota

When looking at the map, what can you tell about the colonial European settlements?

• All the settlements were in the south

• All the settlements were along major rivers

• All the settlements tried to avoid Native American Settlements

• All of the settlements were close to major bodies of water

Which number on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by Spain around the year 1700?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4