Colonies Quiz

What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?

• the search for food
• the search for gold and silver
• the search for tobacco
• the search for religious freedom

An area of land ruled by another country

• Town

• Village

• Colony

• State

This is a large farm for cropping.

• grant

• indentured servant

• plantation

The monarchy of Spain agreed to finance Columbus' maiden voyage to the New World.

• Prince Henry & Phillipa

• Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand

• Henry VIII

• Francis I

• Charles V

A group of people from one country that has built a settlement on the territory of another land

• Empire
• Settlement
• Colony
• Trading Post

The physical features of an area on the earth's surface.

• Biology
• Ecosystem
• Geography
• Politics

Materials that can be used to make products. 

• Raw Material
• Resources
• Manufactured Goods
• Finished Products

Who were the first larger European Countries to colonize the New World, now known as North America?

• China, India, Japan

• England, France, Spain

• Spain, China, England

Europeans needed a new sea route to Asia because they wanted _______________ from India. 

• horses and cows
• sugar cane
• maps and boats
• silk and spices

Who were the first to start the fur trade with the Native Americans?

• The Germans

• The French

• The British

• The Chinese