WorksheetsThe French and the Dutch
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The French claimed land in what is now Canada and the northeastern United States and called it _________.
a)
French Canada
b)
New France
c)
St. Lawrence
2.
_________________ claimed this land for France when he explored the St. Lawrence River area in the early 1500s.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
America Vespucci
c)
Jacques Cartier
3.
French merchants wanted the wealth that came from the ________ trade.
a)
lumber
b)
fish
c)
fur
d)
spice
4.
The first French settlement in North America was ___________ . It was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
a)
Quebec
b)
Montreal
c)
New York
5.
In the 1630s, French Catholic missionaries arrived in New France. The aim of the missionaries was _____
a)
to set up trade for the Catholic church.
b)
to convert the Native Americans to the Catholic religion.
c)
to take Native Americans back to Europe.
d)
to make money in the fur business.
6.
Most French people ____________ interested in moving to North America.
a)
had no opinion about
b)
were
c)
were not
7.
The Dutch called their now colony in North America _______________.
a)
New Holland
b)
New Dutch
c)
New Netherland
8.
The Dutch set up a colony in order to profit from the fur trade. The __________ , or desire, for furs was high in Europe.
a)
demand
b)
supply
c)
ally
9.
The amount of a good that is offered for sale is called ______________.
a)
supply
b)
demand
c)
profit
10.
By 1626, when Peter Minuit was governor of New Netherlands, the Dutch thought they had purchased ______________ from the Native Americans, but the Native Americans thought this was for all people to use but not own.
a)
Canada
b)
the Hudson River
c)
Manhattan Island
11.
In 1626, the Dutch began plans for a new settlement that they called ________________ .
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
New Manhattan
c)
New Hudson
12.
Why was New Amsterdam a good place for trade?
a)
It was safe from Spanish pirates.
b)
It was a good harbor where furs and supplies could be picked up.
c)
It was protected by high walls made of stone.
d)
Its river flowed into most of Canada.
13.
By 1645, why had many colonists and Native Americans been killed?
a)
There was not enough food for them all.
b)
They died of disease.
c)
They attacked each other's farms and villages because the colonists had cleared more and more land for their farms.
d)
The fur business had proved a bad business for them all.
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