WorksheetsEuropean Settlements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How were Jamestown and Roanoke different?
Jamestown was English, Roanoke was Dutch
Jamestown was successful, Roanoke was not.
Roanoke was English, Jamestown was Swedish.
Roanoke was successful, Jamestown was not.
Which of these describes the relationship between the French missionaries do to Natives?
The French tried to convert the Native Americans to Christianity/Catholicism.
They were business partners
The American Indians were slaves of the the French
They were enemies.
Which country claimed Mexico, Florida, and Cuba?
France
England
Spain
Which country settled in modern day New York?
France
England
Spain
Which country settled in the area that was the Virginia Colony?
France
England
Spain
Which settlement produced cash crops?
France
England
Spain
Which settlement traded fur with Native Americans?
France
England
Spain
Where was the first successful settlement in North America for France?
South Carolina
Florida
Quebec
Virginia
Why did the Spanish decide to settle in North America?
To gain wealth, power, and spread Catholic religion
to produce cash crops, be president, and trade
religious freedom, escape disease, and take over the world
What TWO reasons motivated English settlers to stay in North America? (pick 2)
to search for gold
to produce cash crops
religious freedom
to build a thriving fur trade
Which colonies were Catholic and had no religious freedom? (pick 2)
France
England
Spain
They all had religious freedom.
Which European group had these traits?
Cash crops, gold and silver
Self-government, absolute monarchy, forts and missions
Missionaries converted Natives to Catholicism
English
French
Native Americans
Spanish
Which European group had these traits?
Cash crops, imported goods
House of Burgesses
Religious freedom, model religious community
English
French
Native Americans
Spanish
Which European group had these traits?
Fur trade with Native Americans
King sent soldiers to control Natives
Taking Natives land to farm on
English
French
Native Americans
Spanish
What was life like for settlers in Jamestown?
The settlers built large homes and lived comfortably.
The settlers did not have enough food, and starvation happened.
The settlers farmed and had plenty of food.
The settlers found gold and bought large pieces of land.
Why did Jacques Cartier travel to North America?
To look for a water route through North America to Asia.
They were looking for the Dutch West India Company.
They were looking for a shorter route to the Netherlands.
They were looking for a faster route from France to Quebec.
Which French explorer claimed the New Orleans, the Mississippi river valley and the land that would become Louisiana for France?
John White
Robert Livingston
Robert de La Salle
Why were Florida’s coastal settlements important to Spain?
The settlements had valuable natural resources.
The treasure fleets could stop in Florida and get supplies.
The settlements protected Spain’s treasure fleets from enemies.
Settlers were able to protect inland settlements from attacks.
a crop grown to be sold for a profit
imports
cash crops
goods
trade
buying and selling of goods
trade
imports
exports
commerce
