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Colonization Quiz 1 2023

Authored by Rebekah Hastings

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8th Grade

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Colonization Quiz 1 2023
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the Spanish colonies there were established in North America in the early 1500s?

To foster friendship between Spaniards and Native Americans

To establish religious freedom for Spaniards fleeing Europe

To grow crops for Spain

To find gold and to spread Christianity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What did the Spanish set up to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

mission settlements

religious universities

plantations

trading posts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the main reason for French and Dutch exploration and colonization?

Fur trapping and trading

Gold and silver mining

Setting up sugar plantations

Setting up mission settlements

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To find the city of gold in southern Africa

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which European country had a more positive relationship with Native Americans than other Europeans who explored the Americas?

Spain

France

England

the Netherlands

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which motive best completes the diagram?

To promote free enterprise

To extend democracy

To expand empires

To found utopian communities

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Pilgrims and the Puritans moved to Massachusetts hoping to find religious freedom. Massachusetts is in which colonial region?

New England

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Spanish territory

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