Week 27: Colonization Assessment

Why did the Pilgrims travel to and settle in North America? What challenges did they face? How did they overcome these challenges?

The first permanent English settlement in North America was ________.

St. Augustine, the oldest city in the continental United States, was established by the French.

• true

• false

________ landed on the coast of Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain.

• Juan de Onate

• King Philip II

• Menendez de Aviles

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Why did many early settlers travel to North America? What did they hope to achieve?

The French settlement of ________ was a great location for trade because it was close to the island colonies in the Caribbean and was connected to the northern parts of American by the Mississippi River.

• Detroit

• Green Bay

• Jacksonville

• New Orleans

________ were legally bound to work for a period of time for the person who paid for their passage to America in order to pay their debt.

• Children

• Indentured servants

• Tradesmen

• Women

In the established trade system, the ________ hunters brought furs and leathers to the English and French traders.

• Iroquois

• Powhatan

• Shawnee

• Wampanoag

Identify two features daily life in colonial times, and compare them to daily life now.

What were the main causes for tensions between the various countries that settles North America?