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Ch. 4 L. 4 - Dutch and French Colonies

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

variety of people in a group

a)

diversity

b)

tolerance

c)

missionary

2.

respecting beliefs that are different from one's own

a)

diversity

b)

tolerance

c)

missionary

3.

a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs

a)

diversity

b)

tolerance

c)

missionary

4.

The first settlements in New Netherland were

a)

presidios.

b)

haciendas.

c)

farms.

d)

fur trading posts.

5.

When did Peter Minuit purchase the land that became New Amsterdam and then later became New York?

a)

1626

b)

1655

c)

1645

d)

1664

6.

When did New Amsterdam become an English colony?

a)

1626

b)

1655

c)

1645

d)

1664

7.

When did the Dutch make peace with the American Indians Nations?

a)

1626

b)

1655

c)

1645

d)

1664

8.

Which group wanted their colony to have diversity?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Dutch

d)

French

9.

How many languages were spoken in New Amsterdam?

a)

5

b)

13

c)

18

d)

22

10.

Why didn't the Dutch settlers like Governor Peter Stuyvesant?

a)

He was not tolerant.

b)

He did not want to live near people with different religious beliefs.

c)

He was part Native American.

d)

He focused their work on only mining for gold and silver.

11.

How did most French settlers work in New France?

a)

fish

b)

farm

c)

trading furs

d)

sing and dance

12.

What religion did French missionaries share with Native Americans?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Druidism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

13.

What type of animal furs were popular for French-Native American trading?

a)

cow

b)

beaver

c)

fox

d)

otter

14.

What did Indian Nations want for trading furs?

a)

beads

b)

tools

c)

pots

d)

knives

e)

cloth

15.

Which Native American tribes did the French partner with, or became allies of?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Huron

c)

Algonquin

d)

Tlingit

16.

Where did Louis Jolliet think he would reach by canoeing down the Mississippi River?

a)

Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Florida

d)

New England

17.

Who claimed the land around the Mississippi River for France?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Jacques Marquette

d)

Louis Jolliet