
European Explorers and Settlements
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4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first permanent English settlement in America was
Roanoke
Plymouth
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Peter Stuyvesant best known for?
buying the island of Manhattan
making strict laws and starting a fire department
naming Fort Orange
exploring North America
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Peter Minuit remembered?
he was a successful explorer
he made strict laws and started a fire department
he disappeared
he “bought” the island of Manhattan from the Natives
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
List 2 positive effects of the Age of Exploration
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are negative effects of the Age of Exploration?
Spread of diseases to indigenous populations
Cultural exchange and trade expansion
Discovery of new lands
Advancement in navigation technology
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the three reasons colonists came to settle in the New World?
Religious freedom, a better life, claim land for Europe
To establish trade routes, to find gold, and to spread disease
To escape from the cold climate, to find new foods, and to meet new people
To learn new languages, to explore new lands, and to make alliances with native tribes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Europeans explored North America because they were trying to
claim land for Europe
find out who lived there
find a shorter route to Asia
trade with Native Americans
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