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WorksheetsEuropean Settlement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
A (a) is land ruled by another country.
The Spanish (a) stretched from northern Mexico and from Florida to California.
A (a) is a Spanish fort.
A (a) is a person sent by the church to teach religion.
Who spoke out against slavery of Indians and worked to protect them in New Spain?
Sir Francis Drake
Bartolome de Las Casas
John White
John Smith
A ________ ________ is a colony ruled by a monarch.
(a)
Who established the fur trade with the Indians?
Samuel de Champlain
La Salle
Governor Frontenac
Jacques Cartier
Who mapped New France and settled Quebec?
(a)
Who are the two men that explored the Mississippi River and opened up the river to trade and settlements?
(a)
What are commanders of English warships called?
(a)
A _________ is a fleet of warships.
armada
warpack
Who was a famous sea dog that was a part of the second group to sail all the way around the world?
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Why did Queen Elizabeth I protect the sea dogs?
They were English citizens that deserved protection.
They shared their wealth with the English government.
They brought gifts to the Queen.
They would bully her if she didn't protect them.
Why did the English settle in America?
Other powerful countries had colonies, so Queen Elizabeth I decided to set up England's first colony in North America.
She was jealous of New France and New Spain.
Christopher Columbus told her it would be a great idea.
(a) Colony was settled in Massachusetts near a harbor, fresh water, and open fields of fertile land.
Who helped the English colonists by teaching them where to fish and how to grow crops?
(a)
Why did Indians grow unhappy as more and more English settlers came to America?
They were stealing their food.
The English were bossing them around.
The English were taking over more and more of their lands.
The Indians were jealous.
How did leaders of Plymouth Colony encourage their people to work hard and lead to the success of the colony?
They gave them land.
They paid them.
They threatened to send them back to England.
They babysat their children while they worked in the fields.
The leader of Jamestown:
(a)
Which cash crop brought Jamestown much money and success?
(a)
