WorksheetsFirst Colonies
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 58mins
Built presidios, or forts to protect its empire
New Spain
English colonies
New France
New Netherland
Built their settlement near the Hudson River in order to drop off furs and get supplies
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet were sent to explore this settlement
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Quebec was the first settlement in this new colony
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Grew tobacco as a cash crop
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Signed the Mayflower Compact which gave the colonists the right to govern themselves
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Settled by Spanish missionaries
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Brought horses and sheep to their settlement, which changed the life for many American Indians
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Founded in present-day Virginia
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Built trading posts rather than permanent settlements for the fur trade with the American Indians
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Settled in what is now New York and New Jersey
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Claimed all the Mississippi River Valley for King Louis XIV and even named the land in honor of him
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Came to the New World so they could freely follow their religious beliefs
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Included the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth colonies
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Includes the first permanent settlement of what is now the United States called St. Augustine
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Forced American Indians and Africans into slavery in the 1500's
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
the Dutch started this settlement in hopes of making money shipping the furs back to Europe
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Set up the House of Burgesses to make laws, which became the first law-making body in North America
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Originally bound for Virginia, but they were blown off course and landed in what is now called Massachusetts
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
Came to the New World to find gold and almost starved due to lack of preparation and crops
New Spain
English Colonies
New France
New Netherland
What does the word slavery mean?
making friends with new people
having someone make you supper
holding people against their will and making them work without pay
paying people to work in the field
What does the word presidio mean?
A Spanish Fort
An English Fort
A United States Fort
The president of the Union
What does the word cash crop mean?
It is a crop that grows cash
It is a crop that people grow in order to sell
when a person cashes in and becomes rich
a crop that a person didn't expect to grow
What does the word mission mean?
a native american settlement created by the natives
A religious settlement
something you plan to do
a task given to you by your teacher
What does the word colony mean?
land ruled by another country
land ruled by the homeland country
land ruled by England
land ruled by Spain
What does the word borderlands mean?
border land
areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions
areas of land that are situated by water
Which cash crop requires many workers, but helped the Virginia Colony grow?
sugar cane
rice
cotton
tobacco
What was the first Spanish colony established in what is now the united States of America?
Plymouth
Jamestown
St. Augustine
Boston
When did the Pilgrims begin their voygage to America?
2020
1820
1620
1720
Why did the Spanish build presidios?
to protect their land claims
to fight the Native Americans
to keep animals out
to fight in wars
What was John Smith's rule for the people of Jamestown?
If you are tired, keep working
If you stop, you die.
If you do not work, you do not eat.
If you are mean, you suffer.
What is the main economic activity of the Dutch?
mining gold and silver
hunting for fur
growing tobacco
farming crops
Which of the following was NOT true about Jamestown.
it had low and swampy lands
there were lots of mosquitoes
it was located far inland, away from water
colonists faced many diseases
The part of North America that LaSalle claimed for France in 1684 was the Mississippi River Valley.
Why did colonists come to America? Check all the reasons.
to own land
for religious freedom
as slaves
to find gold
How did most natives die after contact with Europeans?
in battles
diseases
colds and flu
Which country's colony focused on hunting and trapping rather than farming?
England
France
Spain
These countries saw America as a land they could claim and to make money for their country.
England
France
Spain
What geographic feature did Joliet and La Salle explore for France?
James River
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence River
Rio Grande
What body of water did the Jamestown Colonists cross when traveling from England?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Southern Ocean
The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...
Mulan
Pocahontas
Cinderella
Moana
Which cash crop is credited with helping the Jamestown colony to survive?
tobacco
cotton
sugar cane
rice
The ship that carried the Pilgrims to America was:
Godspeed
Mayflower
Discovery
Santa Maria
Life in the New England colonies was easy
True
False
In which present-day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?
Delaware and Pennsylvania
Maryland and Virginia
New York and New Jersey
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?
the land along the St. Lawrence River
the land along the Rio Grande
the Great Lakes region
the Mississippi River valley
Slavery
Keeping people prisoners because they commited a crime.
the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay.
were men and women who signed a contract to work for a certain number of years.
People who were selected to teach religion to the Native Americans.
French colonies thrived through ____________ trade.
fur
diamond
cotton
rubies
