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European Settlements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A COLONY is

a)

People who were taken against their will

b)

A place where furs were given away

c)

A settlement far from the country that rules it.

2.

These people wanted to convert Natives to Christianity.

a)

slaves

b)

colony

c)

missionaries

3.

This type of settlement was ruled by one owner appointed by the king.

a)

proprietary colony

b)

mission

4.

The movement of people, animals, plants and diseases between the Old World and the New World is ______________.

a)

exploration

b)

government

c)

Columbian Exchange

5.

What was Spain’s reason for establishing colonies in the Americas?

a)

gold

b)

religion

c)

furs

d)

diamonds

6.

Why were Protestants persecuted by Spain?

a)

Spain wanted everyone to be Catholic

b)

Protestants were mean people

c)

Protestants didn’t obey laws

d)

There were too many Protestants

7.

Who governed the Spanish colonies?

a)

They made their own laws

b)

President

c)

Viceroys

d)

The Spanish Queen

8.

Who was the first to use slaves (both Native and African)?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Dutch

9.

Why did France want to establish colonies?

a)

religious reasons

b)

gold and jewels

c)

fur trade

d)

cedar wood

10.

Who controlled the religious life in the French colonies?

a)

Protestants

b)

Viceroys

c)

Missionaries

d)

Catholics

11.

Louisiana was a proprietary colony for France. What does this mean?

a)

ruled by the king

b)

ruled by the settlers

c)

ruled by one owner appointed by the king

d)

ruled by the Catholics

12.

What helped France with fur trading?

a)

Making fur factories

b)

Becoming allies with Native Americans

c)

Creating plantations

d)

Becoming allies with Spain

13.

Why did England establish new colonies in America?

a)

religious freedom

b)

gold and jewels

c)

fur trade

d)

cedar wood

14.

What was England’s government like in the colonies?

a)

ruled by the king

b)

governed by an appointed ruler

c)

it was a royal colony

d)

They set up their own government

15.

What helped the economy in the England colonies?

a)

mining for gold

b)

fur trade

c)

farming, fishing, trading

d)

wool from sheep

16.

Who settled in the eastern U.S. and Canada?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

17.

Pilgrims wanted to _________

a)

get away from the Church of England

b)

start a new government with a new king

c)

host a party

18.

Puritans _________________

a)

wanted to purify or reform(change) the Church of England

b)

wanted to host a party

c)

wanted to establish a new city