Gd8 INB Questions Colonizing the New World

What was the primary reason European countries wanted to colonize the New World?

• To establish religious freedom

• To gain more wealth and power

• To explore new lands for scientific research

• To set up new educational institutions

Which was the first European nation to send colonists to the New World, and what was the first permanent European colony in what would become the United States?

• France; Quebec

• Spain; St. Augustine, Florida

• England; Jamestown, Virginia

• Netherlands; New York

What were the explorers from Spain searching for in the New World?

• Spices and silk

• Gold and silver

• Agricultural land

• Trading partners

What was the focus of the French in North America, and where was their first permanent colony established?

• Farming; Jamestown, Virginia

• Fishing and furs; Quebec

• Gold mining; St. Augustine, Florida

• Trading spices; New York

Who was the first to sail west for England, and what happened to Sir Walter Raleigh's colony on Roanoke Island?

• Christopher Columbus; it prospered and expanded

• John Cabot; it was taken over by the Spanish

• John Smith; it became the first successful English colony

• John Cabot; it became deserted and its fate remains a mystery

Which European country claimed the land in the New World known as New Netherlands, and what happened to their settlements?

• France; they were abandoned due to harsh weather

• Spain; they were destroyed by native uprisings

• Netherlands; they were eventually taken over by the English

• Sweden; they merged with French territories

Where was the first Swedish colony in the New World located, and by whom was it taken over?

• Delaware; by the Dutch and finally by the English

• New York; by the French and finally by the Spanish

• Virginia; by the English and finally by the Dutch

• Florida; by the Spanish and finally by the French

Which of the following was one of the first colonies in the New World?

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Jamestown

• Atlanta

Identify a colony from the New World that starts with the letter 'Q'.

• Quebec

• Quincy

• Quetzaltenango

• Quilmes

Which colony is named after a saint?

• New York

• Fort Christina

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine