early-colonial-settlements-interactive-module 8th grade

What century saw the beginning of a great tide of immigration from Europe to North America?

• 1600s

• 1800s

What European power had established thriving colonies in Mexico, South America and the West Indies?

• France

• Spain

Which of the following was not a major reason why Europeans came to the Americas?

• Escape political oppression

• Learn about other cultures

English landlords enclosed farmlands and evicted the peasants in favor of sheep cultivation as a result of the _________ Revolution ?

• Industrial

• Commercial

Which of the following was not native to North America?

• wheat

• Pumpkin

• Maize

Early English settlers thrived because they were entirely self sufficient.

• True

• False

What river offered a water passage to the Great Lakes and the heart of the continent.

• St. Lawrence

• Susquehanna

Which of the following did not discourage settlement beyond the coastal plain.

• dense forest

• lack of interest in expansion

Many formers _________ came to Virginia.

• Puritans

• Cavaliers

Apart from England, from where did many 17th and 18th century colonial American immigrants came.

• France

• Germany

• Spain