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First Colonies

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Built presidios, or forts to protect its empire

a)

New Spain

b)

English colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

2.

Built their settlement near the Hudson River in order to drop off furs and get supplies

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

3.

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet were sent to explore this settlement

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

4.

Quebec was the first settlement in this new colony

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

5.

Grew tobacco as a cash crop

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

6.

Signed the Mayflower Compact which gave the colonists the right to govern themselves

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

7.

Settled by Spanish missionaries

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

8.

Brought horses and sheep to their settlement, which changed the life for many American Indians

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

9.

Founded in present-day Virginia

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

10.

Built trading posts rather than permanent settlements for the fur trade with the American Indians

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

11.

Settled in what is now New York and New Jersey

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

12.

Claimed all the Mississippi River Valley for King Louis XIV and even named the land in honor of him

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

13.

Came to the New World so they could freely follow their religious beliefs

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

14.

Included the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth colonies

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

15.

Includes the first permanent settlement of what is now the United States called St. Augustine

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

16.

Forced American Indians and Africans into slavery in the 1500's

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

17.

the Dutch started this settlement in hopes of making money shipping the furs back to Europe

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

18.

Set up the House of Burgesses to make laws, which became the first law-making body in North America

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

19.

Originally bound for Virginia, but they were blown off course and landed in what is now called Massachusetts

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

20.

Came to the New World to find gold and almost starved due to lack of preparation and crops

a)

New Spain

b)

English Colonies

c)

New France

d)

New Netherland

21.
Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?
a)
John White
b)
William Bradford
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Smith
22.

What does the word slavery mean?

a)

making friends with new people

b)

having someone make you supper

c)

holding people against their will and making them work without pay

d)

paying people to work in the field

23.

What does the word presidio mean?

a)

A Spanish Fort

b)

An English Fort

c)

A United States Fort

d)

The president of the Union

24.

What does the word cash crop mean?

a)

It is a crop that grows cash

b)

It is a crop that people grow in order to sell

c)

when a person cashes in and becomes rich

d)

a crop that a person didn't expect to grow

25.

What does the word mission mean?

a)

a native american settlement created by the natives

b)

A religious settlement

c)

something you plan to do

d)

a task given to you by your teacher

26.

What does the word colony mean?

a)

land ruled by another country

b)

land ruled by the homeland country

c)

land ruled by England

d)

land ruled by Spain

27.

What does the word borderlands mean?

a)

border land

b)

areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions

c)

areas of land that are situated by water

28.

Which cash crop requires many workers, but helped the Virginia Colony grow?

a)

sugar cane

b)

rice

c)

cotton

d)

tobacco

29.

What was the first Spanish colony established in what is now the united States of America?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Boston

30.

When did the Pilgrims begin their voygage to America?

a)

2020

b)

1820

c)

1620

d)

1720

31.

Why did the Spanish build presidios?

a)

to protect their land claims

b)

to fight the Native Americans

c)

to keep animals out

d)

to fight in wars

32.

What was John Smith's rule for the people of Jamestown?

a)

If you are tired, keep working

b)

If you stop, you die.

c)

If you do not work, you do not eat.

d)

If you are mean, you suffer.

33.

What is the main economic activity of the Dutch?

a)

mining gold and silver

b)

hunting for fur

c)

growing tobacco

d)

farming crops

34.

Which of the following was NOT true about Jamestown.

a)

it had low and swampy lands

b)

there were lots of mosquitoes

c)

it was located far inland, away from water

d)

colonists faced many diseases

35.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
gold
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
36.
What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?
a)
haciendas
b)
missions
c)
plantations
d)
presidios
37.
Which nation started colonies in the Americas first?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
38.
Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales in Europe?
a)
Virginia
b)
Brazil
c)
New Netherland
d)
Plymouth
39.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
Jamestown
40.
What word means "a lawmaking branch of government?"
a)
missions
b)
haciendas
c)
legislature
d)
presidios
41.
Which group established New Netherland in present-day New York and New Jersey?
a)
Dutch
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Spanish
d)
Native Americans
42.
True or False
The part of North America that LaSalle claimed for France in 1684 was the Mississippi River Valley.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Who established Jamestown?
a)
The Dutch
b)
William Bradford
c)
The Virginia Company
d)
Samuel de Champlain
44.
Who established New Amsterdam?
a)
The Dutch
b)
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
c)
The Virginia Company
d)
Samuel de Champlain
45.
Who established Plymouth?
a)
The Dutch
b)
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
c)
William Bradford
d)
Samuel de Champlain
46.

Why did colonists come to America? Check all the reasons.

a)

to own land

b)

for religious freedom

c)

as slaves

d)

to find gold

47.

How did most natives die after contact with Europeans?

a)

in battles

b)

diseases

c)

colds and flu

48.

Which country's colony focused on hunting and trapping rather than farming?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

49.

These countries saw America as a land they could claim and to make money for their country.

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

50.

What geographic feature did Joliet and La Salle explore for France?

a)

James River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Rio Grande

51.

What body of water did the Jamestown Colonists cross when traveling from England?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Southern Ocean

52.

The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...

a)

Mulan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Cinderella

d)

Moana

53.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
54.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
55.
After 9 weeks at sea, the Mayflower landed on land that is now what US state?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New York
d)
New England
56.
What is the name of the Indian tribe which befriended the Pilgrims?
a)
Wampanoag
b)
Seminole
c)
Sioux
d)
Powhatan
57.
This group of people experienced confusion with the natives...who owned the land?
a)
Spanish
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Dutch
58.

Which cash crop is credited with helping the Jamestown colony to survive?

a)

tobacco

b)

cotton

c)

sugar cane

d)

rice

59.

The ship that carried the Pilgrims to America was:

a)

Godspeed

b)

Mayflower

c)

Discovery

d)

Santa Maria

60.

Life in the New England colonies was easy

a)

True

b)

False

61.

In which present-day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?

a)

Delaware and Pennsylvania

b)

Maryland and Virginia

c)

New York and New Jersey

d)

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

62.

Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?

a)

the land along the St. Lawrence River

b)

the land along the Rio Grande

c)

the Great Lakes region

d)

the Mississippi River valley

63.

Slavery

a)

Keeping people prisoners because they commited a crime.

b)

the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay.

c)

were men and women who signed a contract to work for a certain number of years.

d)

People who were selected to teach religion to the Native Americans.

64.

French colonies thrived through ____________ trade.

a)

fur

b)

diamond

c)

cotton

d)

rubies