SS Unit 3 Test Review

During the Age of Exploration, the Europeans' main goal was to find new lands and _____.

• to spread Christianity

• enslave Native Americans

• riches and resources

• meet the Native Americans

a group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland

• immigrants

• colony

• Indigenous

• explorers

Which of the following is NOT a similarity among the goals the Europeans had in colonizing America?

• to find gold and silver

• to spread Christianity

• to build ships

• to increase the power of their home country

Which of the following is NOT a factor in deciding where to settle and create a colony?

• religion

• location

• available resources

• fertile land

Where did the French create colonies?

• on the Hudson River

• on the James River

• Virginia

• Newfoundland and Great Lakes

The Dutch created which colony?

• the New Netherlands

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

• Plymouth

Who created the Roanoke and Jamestown colonies?

• French

• Dutch

• Spanish

• British

Why was settling near a port important? Select all that apply.

• protection from enemies

• short walking distance to the ship

• easier and cheaper to export goods

• easy access to fish

Which activity did ALL European groups (British, French, and Dutch) do to gain wealth?

• make jewelry from gold and silver

• the fur trade

• grew tobacco

• make perfumes

The Roanoke colony is also called the . . .

• Croatoan Colony

• Lost Colony

• Chesapeake Bay Colony

• Starving Colony