Settling the Land

Which group of settlers built missions in California? (a)  

• the British
• the French
• the Italians
• the Spanish

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? (a)  

• Thomas Jefferson
• Meriwether Lewis
• Abraham Lincoln
• William Clark

Use the Letter to answer the question:

Dear Elizabeth,

Things sure have been busy here in York, Virginia, the past few months. Father continues to work at our family's tailor shop on the town square. My brother, Patrick started working for a different tailor. Someday, he will take over Father's shop and become the third generation to run it.

Yours, John

• John's family has lived in the community of York for a long time.

• John's brother wants to open his own shop in another town.

• John's father wants to see his his business to another tailor.

• John's family moved to York less than a year ago.

Match the following

• looked for gold in the southeast part of what is now the United States

• Henry Hudson

• explored the area around New York Harbor

• Hernando de Soto

• Sailed from Europe to what is now the Bahama

• Christopher Columbus

Number the events in correct order

• American Indians built North American Settlements

• European settled North American colonies.

• Pioneers moved to the western parts of the United States

• Explorers sailed from Europe to North America

What motivated people to immigrate to the United States and settle in different areas?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)   ​

• better lives
• own land
• family reasons
• Religion