European Settlements

A________ is a settlement in the New World.

The colonies were governed (ruled) by their ___________ ___________, the country from which they came.

The ______ _______ were looking or a water passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

What were most Spanish explorers searching for?

• Apples

• silver

• gold

• snacks

Dutch explorers were looking for new trade routes to the ________ ______.

• Old World

• New World

• Pacific Ocean

Why did the English colonist come to the New World?

• because they wanted to find new friends

• because they wanted to find new foods

• because they wanted religious freedom

• because they wanted more job opportunities.

The english colonist settled along the _____.

• Atlantic Coast

• Pacific Ocean

• Texas border

• Mexico border

In _____, the Pilgrims landed at th Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.

• 1860

• 1720

• 1520

• 1620

In _______, the Puritans landed in Salem, Massachusetts.

The Middle colonies were also called the "__________ _______" because they farmed important grains which they shipped to the Caribbean and Europe.