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WorksheetsFrench and Dutch Explorers
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
In addition to the fur trade, Samuel de Champlain’s Quebec colony was helped by
support from the Dutch East India Company.
good relations with American Indians.
the discovery of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
the governments of England and Spain.
Both Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain explored
Connecticut for England.
the Mississippi for France.
New Netherland for the Dutch.
Canada for France.
American Indians who traded with the French during the 1500s wished to obtain which of the following?
furs
fish
land claims
manufactured goods
Which country settled Louisiana in the 1600s?
France
England
Spain
Holland
As a result of the fur trade in the 1500s, American Indians
began to buy things they had once made themselves.
no longer wanted to hunt for furs.
began to settle areas throughout the US and Canada.
no longer lived in peace with the French.
Early colonists in New Netherland were most interested in
farming
trading
exploring
laboring
What area in North America did Giovanni da Verrazano explore?
the land around present-day Newfoundland
the land around present-day New York
the land around present-day Connecticut
the land around present-day Quebec
Giovanni da Verrazano thought that a large lake he discovered in North America was
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Hudson River
The St. Lawrence River
Which of the following was a result of Jacques Cartier’s failed attempt to found a colony in North America?
Cartier returned to Quebec with more settlers the following year.
The French sold their land claims in North America to the English.
The French did not send explorers to the New World for many years..
Cartier explored the North American coast and found a Northwest Passage.
In addition to founding the city of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain was the first European to
explore the Great Lakes.
sail up the Hudson River.
travel down the Mississippi River.
settle Manhattan Island.
In addition to catching fish in the waters near New France during the 1500s, French fishermen
searched for a route to Asia.
began to trade with American Indians.
established colonies named for their king.
challenged the English for control of North America.
Which of the following statements best supports the idea that farming was successful in New France in the 1600s?
Louis XIV made New France a royal colony in 1663.
New France’s population more than doubled between 1666 and 1673.
American Indians wished to trade furs for manufactured goods.
New France was first settled by French fishermen and fur traders.
The explorations of Marquette, Jolliet, and La Salle
helped New France to expand.
resulted in a better route to Asia.
opened territory along the Hudson River.
reduced the size of New Netherland.
Which French explorer sailed down the Mississippi River to its basin?
Verrazano
La Salle
Marquette
Cartier
The first Europeans to settle the area that is now New York were
French Explorers
English Fishermen
Spanish Soldiers
Dutch Traders
The Dutch located trading posts near harbors and rivers, such as the Hudson, in the early 1600s because
they were more familiar with the Hudson River than with other locations.
they wanted water access to help transport goods back to Europe.
they wanted safe harbors for battles with France, England, and Spain.
they wanted to send their explorers into new territory.
Unlike French settlers in the 1600s, the Dutch at first were not interested in
permanent settlements.
fur trading.
North America.
American Indians.
What did Dutch trading companies promise to settlers in New Netherland?
trading permits
religious freedom
manufactured goods
access to the Mississippi
King Louis XIV of France encouraged people to settle in New France by
buying New Amsterdam.
finding a Northwest Passage.
giving away land.
issuing trading permits.
One reason that the colony of New Netherland grew slowly was that
American Indians in the area were not interested in trade with colonists.
colonists were more interested in the fur trade than in permanent settlement.
the colony was not situated near any viable rivers or harbors.
the Dutch East India Company had used up all the farmable land in the colony.
How did the Dutch acquire New Amsterdam?
They set up permanent settlements.
They bought it from La Salle.
They bought it from American Indians.
They took it from the English.
Which of the following groups was most important in bringing settlers to New Netherland in the 1600s?
American Indians
artisans and laborers
fishermen
trading companies
