Early Colonization Check for Understanding

​ ​ (a)   went searching for a water route around the Americas toward Asia called the​ (b)   .

Once they realized that route didn't really exist in a convenient way, they started making land​ (c)   .

These spots would eventually become ​ ​ (d)   , or chunks of land that are owned and run by a far-away powerful country.

• Explorers
• Northwest Passage
• claims
• colonies
• Pirates
• Southern Route
• Vagabonds
• Vikings
• Bees

What were Columbus, Cartier, and Hudson searching for in North America?

• the City of Gold

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Northwest passage to Asia

• all of the above

Explorers were trying to find a shortcut to _____________.

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica

What was a negative effect that the European Explorers had on the American Indians? (AKS24c)

• Introduced them to gold

• Introduced them to new animals

• Introduced them to deadly diseases

• Introduced them to new ways to use corn

Drag the icons to Identify the North American colonies in the year 1750

a

b

c

New Spain

New France

British colonies

Drag and drop the name of the country to identify how their colonists treated Native Americans

• Harsh and violent, stole wealth

• France

• Established trade relations and engaged in cultural exchanges.

• Spain

• Good relationship

  (for fur trading)

• Netherlands

The state of New York used to be a​ ​ (a)   colony called ​ (b)   until the ​ (c)   took it over.

• Dutch
• New Netherlands
• British
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• New France

What is the historical context of this document?

What was the name of the first successful English colony settlement, founded in 1607?

• Roanoke Island

• Plymouth

• Washington D.C.

• Jamestown

What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?

• Roanoke
• Crowman
• Help
• Croatan