Early American Colonization Quiz

The first permanent English settlement in North America was called _______________.

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Oklahoma City

In 1620, the Pilgrims started a colony at a place they named _______________.

• Plymouth
• Boston

• New Hampshire

• ASTEC Elementary

The country that sent Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic Ocean was _______________.

• France

• Spain

• England

• The United States of Mr. Duke

The French made money by trading animal _______________, especially beaver.

• furs
• teeth

• claws

• wings

The Dutch bought an island and named it New _______________.

• Mexico

• York

• Jersey

• Amsterdam

The _______________ River was explored by the French in the early 1600s.

• Hudson

• Mississippi

• St. Lawrence

• Terska

The _______________ set up the colony of New Netherland.

• Dutch
• French

• British

• Scholars

The time when many plants, animals, and tools were exchanged between Europe and North America is called the _______________ Exchange.

• Hello Kitty

• European

• American

• Columbian

When Europeans came to North America, it started a time called _______________.

• colonization
• industrialization

• automation

• exaggeration

Many Native Americans got sick and died because of new _______________ brought by Europeans.

• ships

• diseases

• horses

• tools