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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration and Settlement
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 26mins
How did native Americans acquire guns?
Stealing them from the Europeans
Through trade with the French and Dutch
By raiding an armory
They made guns from their natural resources
What motivated the Spanish to explore the New World?
Fur
Gold
Friendship
God
What motivated the French to explore the New World?
Fur
Gold
Friendship
God
What motivated the French to explore the New World?
Friends, Fur, Fish
God, God, Glory
Freedom of Religion, Get rich, Northwest Passage
What type of settlements did the Spanish set up in the New World?
Trading Posts
Plantations and Missions
Trading Posts, Towns, and Plantations
What type of settlements did the French set up in the New World?
Trading Posts
Plantations and Missions
Trading Posts, Towns, and Plantations
What type of settlements did the English set up in the New World?
Trading Posts
Plantations and Missions
Trading Posts, Towns, and Plantations
Which statement best summarizes the Spanish's treatment of the native people?
The Spanish forged a friendship with the native people and traded for desired supplies while learning about the native people's culture. They learned the native people's language and joined into their tribes.
The Spanish viewed the native people as inferior to them so they forced them to give up their land, traded for goods unfairly, forced their religion on the natives, and often had violent encounters.
The Spanish came in with soldiers to explore the New World. They destroyed the native people's culture, murdered their leaders, took the natives land, forced them to accept the Catholic faith. They brought the native people back to England and enslaved them.
Which statement best summarizes the French's treatment of the native people?
The French forged a friendship with the native people and traded for desired supplies while learning about the native people's culture. They learned the native people's language and joined into their tribes.
The French viewed the native people as inferior to them so they forced them to give up their land, traded for goods unfairly, forced their religion on the natives, and often had violent encounters.
The French came in with soldiers to explore the New World. They destroyed the native people's culture, murdered their leaders, took the natives land, forced them to accept the Catholic faith. They brought the native people back to England and enslaved them.
Which statement best summarizes the English's treatment of the native people?
The English forged a friendship with the native people and traded for desired supplies while learning about the native people's culture. They learned the native people's language and joined into their tribes.
The English viewed the native people as inferior to them so they forced them to give up their land, traded for goods unfairly, forced their religion on the natives, and often had violent encounters.
The English came in with soldiers to explore the New World. They destroyed the native people's culture, murdered their leaders, took the natives land, forced them to accept the Catholic faith. They brought the native people back to England and enslaved them.
A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
caravel
missionary
explore
colony
