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European Settlements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How were Jamestown and Roanoke different?

a)

Jamestown was English, Roanoke was Dutch

b)

Jamestown was successful, Roanoke was not.

c)

Roanoke was English, Jamestown was Swedish.

d)

Roanoke was successful, Jamestown was not.

2.

Which of these describes the relationship between the French missionaries do to Natives?

a)

The French tried to convert the Native Americans to Christianity/Catholicism.

b)

They were business partners

c)

The American Indians were slaves of the the French

d)

They were enemies.

3.

Which country claimed Mexico, Florida, and Cuba?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

4.

Which country settled in modern day New York?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

5.

Which country settled in the area that was the Virginia Colony?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

6.

Which settlement produced cash crops?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

7.

Which settlement traded fur with Native Americans?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

8.

Where was the first successful settlement in North America for France?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Florida

c)

Quebec

d)

Virginia

9.

Why did the Spanish decide to settle in North America?

a)

To gain wealth, power, and spread Catholic religion

b)

to produce cash crops, be president, and trade

c)

religious freedom, escape disease, and take over the world

10.

What TWO reasons motivated English settlers to stay in North America? (pick 2)

a)

to search for gold

b)

to produce cash crops

c)

religious freedom

d)

to build a thriving fur trade

11.

Which colonies were Catholic and had no religious freedom? (pick 2)

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

They all had religious freedom.

12.

Which European group had these traits?

  • Cash crops, gold and silver

Self-government, absolute monarchy, forts and missions

Missionaries converted Natives to Catholicism

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Native Americans

d)

Spanish

13.

Which European group had these traits?

Cash crops, imported goods

House of Burgesses

Religious freedom, model religious community

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Native Americans

d)

Spanish

14.

Which European group had these traits?

Fur trade with Native Americans

King sent soldiers to control Natives

Taking Natives land to farm on

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Native Americans

d)

Spanish

15.

What was life like for settlers in Jamestown?

a)

The settlers built large homes and lived comfortably.

b)

The settlers did not have enough food, and starvation happened.

c)

The settlers farmed and had plenty of food.

d)

The settlers found gold and bought large pieces of land.

16.

Why did Jacques Cartier travel to North America?

a)

To look for a water route through North America to Asia.

b)

They were looking for the Dutch West India Company.

c)

They were looking for a shorter route to the Netherlands.

d)

They were looking for a faster route from France to Quebec.

17.

Which French explorer claimed the New Orleans, the Mississippi river valley and the land that would become Louisiana for France?

a)

John White

b)

Robert Livingston

c)

Robert de La Salle

18.

Why were Florida’s coastal settlements important to Spain?

a)

The settlements had valuable natural resources.

b)

The treasure fleets could stop in Florida and get supplies.

c)

The settlements protected Spain’s treasure fleets from enemies.

d)

Settlers were able to protect inland settlements from attacks.

19.

a crop grown to be sold for a profit

a)

imports

b)

cash crops

c)

goods

d)

trade

20.

buying and selling of goods

a)

trade

b)

imports

c)

exports

d)

commerce