Redo: Reasons for Colonization

In which year would the above headline have appeared in newspapers?

• 1607

• 1620

• 1621

• 1776

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer above?

• Persecution of various religious groups

• Deterioration of family relationships

• Lack of education reforms

• Increased language barriers

What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?

• It led to an alliance between the British and the French.

• It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

• It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.

• It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.

What completes the sequence of events in the above timeline?

• England colonizes in North America

• Spain takes over the French colonies

• France claims land west of the Mississippi River

• The Netherlands colonize in mid-America

In what year was this document written?

• 1215

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

• To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

• To discover a new sea route to Asia

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

• To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

• To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

• To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• Enslaved native populations, Organized utopian societies

• Established Catholic missions, Focused primarily on fur trading

• Promoted political freedom, Participated in the triangular trade

• Became commercial shipbuilders, Created an early system of public schools

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory