The French, the Dutch, the Pilgrams, Jamestown

Where was New Amsterdam located?

• the Netherlands

• Dutchland

• Manhattan Island

Which of these is a summary of the text?

• The French built New Netherland in the 1600s. Its main town was New Amsterdam. They traded furs with Indigenous peoples, welcomed many cultures, but stayed smaller than English colonies.

• The Dutch built New Netherland in the 1600s. Its main town was New Amsterdam. They traded furs with Indigenous peoples, welcomed many cultures, but stayed smaller than English colonies.

• The Dutch sent huge numbers of settlers, making their colony the largest.

Select the correct answers:

• The Dutch lost their colony earlier (1600s), while the French held on until the 1700s before losing to the British.

• France struggled to grow its population, while the Dutch struggled to defend their colony from the English.

• The Dutch lost New Netherland to the English in 1664, but France kept its land in Canada and the Mississippi River Valley for many years.

• The Dutch kept control of New Netherland until the American Revolution.

What can you infer from this text?

• The English were becoming more powerful than both France and the Netherlands in North America, since they were able to take land from them.

• France and the Netherlands worked together to fight the English.

• • The Dutch gave New Netherland to the English as a gift and

  • France lost all of its land in North America in the 1600s.

The Pilgrams came to the Americas because...

• ...they wanted to practice their own religion.

• ...they wanted to gold and glory.

• ...they wanted new land to farm.

What can you infer from this text?

• The Pilgrims left England because of the climate.

• The Pilgrims left England because they wanted religious freedom and did not feel safe practicing their beliefs there.

• The Pilgrims wanted to stop practicing Christianity altogether.

• The Pilgrams left so that they could pursue economic opportunities in the Americas.

Settlers came to Jamestown because...

• ...they wanted to spread their religion.

• ...they wanted to find the Northwest Passage.

• ...they were looking for economic opportunities.

Which of these is a good summary of the text?

• The settlers in Jamestown were mainly looking for land to build schools and churches.

• Jamestown was started by the Pilgrims in 1620, and they built it because they wanted religious freedom. They had no interest in money or trade.

• Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America. The settlers came to make money through gold, resources, and trade, not for religious freedom.

What can you infer from this text?

• Swampy land could be turned into good farmland, but it takes 10-20 years.

• The settlers immediately grew successful farms and ignored searching for gold.

• Jamestown was very hard and dangerous, and the settlers were not well-prepared to survive because they focused more on finding gold than on growing food and staying healthy.

What made the food shortage worse?

• Settlers kept trading heir food for other things.

• Settlers spent too much time looking for gold.

• Settlers planted the wrong crops.