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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration & Colonization
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This explorer's theory led Europeans to the Americas.
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
2.
A journey by water is also called a...
a)
ship
b)
travels
c)
Silk Road
d)
voyage
3.
In order to set claims to land you explored it was best to...
a)
set up a colony
b)
leave a flag
c)
kill the natives
d)
steal gold
4.
Columbus thought that he had arrived at the ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
a)
Cathay
b)
Africa
c)
America
d)
India
5.
Name the geographic features of the Southern Colonies
a)
wild game, berries, wood
b)
thin, rocky soil, hilly mountainous
c)
rich fertile soil, known as the breadbasket colonies
d)
large planatations, rich fertile soil, flat land, warm, humid climate
6.
Which is NOT an English colonial region
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
Northern Colonies
d)
New England Colonies
7.
What is the first permanent English settlement in the new world
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
North Carolina
8.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
The explorers want to become famous.
9.
One area of conflict between settlers and American Indians was the -
a)
Exchange of food
b)
Ownership of land
c)
Style of farming techniques
d)
Number of trading posts
10.
What are the 3 G's?
a)
God, Guns, Glory
b)
Goods, Glory, God
c)
God, Glory, Gold
11.
What word means having to do with farming?
a)
agricultural
b)
farmical
c)
growic
d)
aquamarine
12.
How did the French Colonies get rich?
a)
Fur Trade
b)
Gold
c)
Agriculture
13.
How did the Spanish Colonies get rich?
a)
Fur Trade
b)
Gold
c)
Agriculture
14.
How did the Southern English Colonies get rich?
a)
Fur Trade
b)
Gold
c)
Agriculture
15.
Which one of these was NOT an impact on the New World because of exploration?
a)
Columbus claimed the New World for Spain
b)
Thirteen colonies were created
c)
Native American population went down due to European disease
d)
Native Americans traveled to Europe
16.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
17.
Which was NOT a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
diseases to America
b)
animals to the Americas
c)
food like the potatoes to Europe and Africa
d)
technology to Europe
18.
______________ founded _________________ to reform Church of England.
a)
Pilgrims, Massachusetts
b)
Puritan, Massachusetts
c)
Catholics, Maine
d)
Christian, Maryland
19.
European rivalries caused nations to compete with each other to establish...
a)
religious reform
b)
colonial empires throughout the world
c)
colonial worlds throughout the empire
d)
charter companies
20.
What does persecution mean?
a)
good treatment
b)
casualties
c)
to spread something
d)
mistreatment
21.
Which company founded Virginia?
a)
New York Company
b)
Virginia Company
c)
East Indian Company
d)
Great Britain company
22.
Pilgrims signed this document when they arrived in Plymouth Colony?
a)
Pilgrims Document
b)
Mayflower Contract
c)
The Constitution
d)
Mayflower Compact
23.
Which was the first permanent British settlement in North America?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Jamestown
d)
Europe
24.
Establishment of settlers and traders from a nation in an area outside the nation's boundaries
a)
patriotism
b)
colonialism
c)
immigration
d)
religion
25.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
26.
A New England Colonial Constitution which is an example of self-government that is not the Mayflower Compact.
a)
Charter
b)
Fundamental Orders of Virginia
c)
Proprietary Colony
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
27.
An indentured servant.....
a)
pays off his debt by working 5-7 years
b)
works for a set wage for a set number of years
c)
is forced into hard manual labor against his will
d)
mostly came from Africa
28.
A _____ is a formal document issued by the King that gave permission for groups or businesses to colonize in the New World.
a)
Charter
b)
Proprietor
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Mercantilism
29.
This colonial region has rocky soil, timber, fish, furs, and a short growing season.
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Northwest Colonies
30.
What cash crop did the American colonists make the most money from?
a)
Corn
b)
Tobacco
c)
Wheat
d)
Sugar
31.
The Mayflower Compact helped to establish what?
a)
A government for the people
b)
A treaty with the Natives
c)
Directions on how to best fish
d)
Who was the best colonist
32.
The Middle Passage was
a)
Route that transported slaves from Africa to America
b)
Route that transported rum and molasses from Caribbean to Africa
c)
Route that transported manufactured goods from Europe to America
d)
Route that transported materials from colonial America to Africa
33.
The economic theory that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is
a)
Joint-Stock Company
b)
Charter
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Triangular Trade
34.
Many English investors and businessmen used investors' money to finance large operations in the New World. These were called:
a)
Mercantilists
b)
Trade Corporations
c)
Trans-Atlantic Traders
d)
Joint-Stock Companies
35.
Where did Corn (maize) come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
36.
Where did horses come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
37.
Where did small pox, measles, & typhus come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
38.
Where did squash & the pumpkin come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
39.
Where did cocoa come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
40.
Where did Pigs & Cattle come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
41.
Where did Christianity come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
42.
Where did potatoes & sweet potatoes come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
43.
Where did tobacco come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
44.
Why did the diseases kill so many natives?
a)
natives didn't have the immunity to these diseases
b)
because the disease was very contagious
45.
Which area did the Columbian Exchange not involve?
a)
New World Americans
b)
Old World Europeans
c)
China
d)
Atlantic Ocean
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