Chapter 4

Match the following

• New Netherland

• a group of Dutch settlements in North America

• Jamestown

• settled by fur traders and missionaries in present-day Canada

• New France

• First permanent English settlement in North America

Why did explorers look for a Northwest Passage?​ (a)  

• to find a shorter trade route to Asia
• to discover new lands
• to search for lost treasures

How did the Virginia Company raise money to buy ships and supplies to start a settlement in North America? ​ ​ (select all that apply)

• Getting people to invest in the company

• Getting people to buy stocks in the company

• They did fundraising

• Took out a loan from the King

What difficulties did settlers in Plymouth and Jamestown have in common? (select all that apply)

• they ran out of food and money in the first month

• half of each group died

• both groups had to learn to farm and use resources

• They both were well prepared to successfully get settled in the New World.

A plan for government that the Pilgrims created. ​ (a)  

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Plymouth Plan
• The New England Agreement

Name of the harsh governor of New Netherland ​ (a)  

• Peter Stuyvesant
• John Smith
• William Penn

New Amsterdam was so unhappy with Peter Stuyvesant that they ​ (a)  

• allowed England to invade and take control
• Peter Stuyvesant was overthrown and executed
• Peter Stuyvesant was given a promotion and became governor for life

A person has respect for others' beliefs shows ​ (a)  

• tolerance
• intolerance
• disrespect

King Philip of Spain built an ​ (a)   to fight the English.

• armada
• fleet
• navy

The King of England gave the Virginia Company a ​ (a)   to start a settlement.

• charter
• license
• permit