Quiz: Week 11, 23/24

Where was the first settlement of New France located?

• St. Augustine, in present-day Florida

• New Orleans, in present-day Louisiana

• Quebec, in present-day Canada

• Jamestown, in present-day Virginia

The year is 1750. Which European country has claimed the land represented in green?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Portugal

What were the 3 main European countries competing to settle and explore North America in the year 1700?

The process by which a foreign country comes to control the resources and people of a distant area of land is called?

• Expedition

• Settlement

• Colonization

• Subjugation

What was the purpose of French explorer Jacques Cartier's expedition to North America?

• To find an all-water sailing route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic area

• To convert Huron Native Americans to the Christian religion in California

• To establish trading relationships with the Huron Native Americans

• To establish the settlement of St. Augustine in Florida

What did Coureurs de Bois do?

• Trap and trade furs (mainly beaver) in New France

• Focus on converting Pueblo Native Americans to Christianity

• Lead in the forceful conquest of lands for New France

• Establish the first European settlement in what is now the United States

Which European country first colonized lands in North America?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

The systematic destruction of traditions, values, language, and other elements of a specific cultural group is called?

• Curricular genocide

• Cultural genocide

• Colonial power

• Religion

What is a colony?

• An area of land controlled by a distant country.

• A leader in the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas.

• A journey by a group of people for a specific reason.

• To change a person's religious beliefs so they accept a new or different religion.

The process by which plants, animals, diseases, and ideas were introduced across continents (between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia) is known as?

• Christopher Columbus

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Westward expansion