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WorksheetsFrench & Spanish Colonies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
St. Augustine, Florida
d)
New Netherland
2.
Why did the Spanish claim New Spain?
a)
to look for silver and gold
b)
to buy horses
c)
to live in Canada
d)
to speak French
3.
How did the Spanish treat the Native Americans?
a)
They helped them build houses.
b)
They made them work as slaves on plantations/mines.
c)
They took the Natives to Canada.
d)
They made them explore.
4.
How did the French treat the Native Americans?
a)
They traded beaver fur with the Natives.
b)
They invited them to dinner and killed them all.
c)
They forced the Natives to work in diamond mines.
d)
They made the Natives dig for gold.
5.
New France had a short growing season, so instead of farming, they...
a)
grew corn
b)
mined for silver
c)
grew cotton
d)
traded beaver fur
6.
How did the Spanish make money in the New World?
a)
rice and indigo
b)
cotton
c)
sheep and cattle
d)
making furniture
7.
What was the major religion of New France AND New Spain?
a)
Protestant
b)
Catholic
c)
Jewish
d)
nature
8.
New Spain's government was being ruled by...
a)
self government
b)
The King of Spain
c)
The King of France
d)
the Natives
9.
Where is New Spain?
a)
The southwest and Florida
b)
In Canada
c)
The west coast
d)
The east coast
10.
Where is New France?
a)
the southwest and Florida
b)
the land around the Mississippi River
c)
the east coast
d)
the west coast
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