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WorksheetsExploration & Colonization Unit Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Animal skin that is used for clothing or shelter
cloth
hide
barter
colony
We have pencils that we can use to write. A pencil is a _________
cash crop
settlement
culture
resource
A person who traps animals and gathers plants for food is a _______
native
hunter-gatherer
missionary
conquistador
Someone who lives somewhere from birth is a ____________
conquistador
native
merchant
hunter-gatherer
The beliefs, customs, and traditions shared by a group is the ________
tribe
profit
culture
trade
HOW did the First People end up in North America?
The crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to America.
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Australia to America.
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Africa to America.
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to Europe.
WHY did the First People end up in North America?
They were escaping wars in their homeland.
A volcanic eruption destroyed their village.
They were following migrating salmon.
They were following herds of animals.
What was the most important thing to the First People?
nature
education
money
trade with Asia
A person who makes their living from buying and selling goods
barter
cash crop
merchant
profit
A plant that is grown to be sold for a profit
charter
cash crop
import
frontier
When you run a business, you should try to make money and earn a ________
export
barter
import
profit
A person who travels for religious reasons
missionary
conquistador
pilgrim
ally
To exchange goods for other goods
profit
merchant
barter
export
A person who works for someone to pay back travel expenses
debt
cash crop
merchant
indentured servant
The way to determine how to get somewhere when traveling in a boat
charter
navigation
expedition
frontier
Money that is owed
indentured servant
debt
barter
profit
The French and the Native Americans were…
conquistadors
slaves
missionaries
allies
A settlement far from the country that rules it
charter
colony
expedition
pilgrim
To send goods out to another country
barter
import
export
trade
A journey with a special purpose
navigation
pilgrim
charter
expedition
To bring goods in from another country
barter
import
export
trade
A Spanish conqueror in the 1500s
missionary
conquistador
pilgrim
slave
To force someone to work against their will
enslave
barter
export
import
A large area with different groups controlled by one ruler
frontier
empire
colony
expedition
A person who tries to persuade people to accept their religious beliefs
pilgrim
conquistador
merchant
missionary
To take over or defeat by force
barter
triumph
conquer
enslave
Why did the Europeans start to travel?
to explore
to spread Christianity
to migrate
to trade
Where did the Europeans want to go to trade when they started to travel?
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Check THREE goods the Europeans were hoping to get when they were first traveling
animals
spices
gunpowder
silk
art
Who inspired Europeans to start traveling to trade?
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Jerusalem Taino
When Columbus left Europe, where was he trying to go?
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
How did Columbus end up in the Americas?
He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean trying to reach America and ended up in Asia.
He sailed west trying to get to Asia from the other side and ended up landing in America (which he didn't know was there).
He sailed west trying to get to Asia from the other side and ended up landing in America (which he knew was there).
He sailed west trying to get to Africa from the other side and ended up landing in America (which he didn't know was there).
Why was the Columbian Exchange important?
Europeans and Natives got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).
Europeans and Columbus got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).
Asians and Europeans got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).
Asians and Natives got new things (animals, food, ideas, diseases).
What did the Spanish conquistadors want when they came to the Americas?
horses
silk
wheels
gold
How did the Native People first respond to the Conquistadors?
Natives built walls to keep conquistadors out.
Natives abandoned the city and left it for the conquistadors.
Natives invited the conquistadors into the city and gave them gifts.
Natives game out of the city and negotiated with the conquistadors.
What were the Spanish missionaries trying to do in the New World?
Make money in the fur trade
Find the Northwest Passage
Spread Christianity
Take over the land
Why were Europeans searching for the Northwest Passage?
They wanted to find a new land route to Asia.
They wanted to find an all-water route to Asia.
They wanted to find an Ice Bridge to Asia.
They wanted to find an all-water route to Africa.
Did the Europeans find the Northwest Passage?
Yes
No
What TWO things did Europeans (French & Dutch) find while searching for the Northwest Passage?
gold
new bodies of water
fish
tobacco
Which European group became allies with the Native Americans?
Spanish
Conquistadors
French
English
What TWO goods were exchanged in the fur trade?
fur
gold
firearms (guns)
hides
What are TWO challenges that were faced by English settlers?
starvation
unprepared for winter
no place to fish
zombies
What cash crop was grown by Jamestown settlers?
cotton
rice
indigo
tobacco
What was the relationship like between the settlers at Jamestown and the Powhatan tribe?
They became allies
They fought over land
The Powhatan tribe taught the settlers how to hunt, fish, and farm
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
They wanted religious freedom.
They wanted to make money from cash crops.
They wanted to find gold.
They wanted land to gain more power.
Where did the Pilgrims live in the New World (town and colony)?
Jamestown, Virginia
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Virginia
Plymouth, England
In order to help the pilgrims, what THREE THINGS did the Native Americans teach them to do?
build
hunt
gather
farm
fish
Why did the Spanish decide to colonize the Americas? Choose all that apply.
gold
religious freedom
land
make money from trading
make money from tobacco
Why did the French decide to colonize the Americas? Choose all that apply.
gold
religious freedom
land
make money from trading
make money from tobacco
Why did the English decide to colonize the Americas? Choose all that apply.
gold
religious freedom
land
make money from trading
make money from tobacco
Good or bad effect?
Europeans and Natives gained new foods, animals, and ideas through the Columbian Exchange.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Europeans found more water routes.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Aztec and Inca empires were destroyed.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Europeans brought diseases and natives died.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
French found new places to fish.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
French and Natives became allies.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
French made money from the Fur Trade.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Spain took gold and land from the natives.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Native leaders were killed.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Many natives were enslaved.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Some explorers went searching for the Northwest Passage and were never seen again.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
English made money from cash crops like tobacco.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
English set up their own governments.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Pilgrims became allies with Natives who taught them to hunt, farm, and fish.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Many English colonists died because they were unprepared for the New World.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
English and Natives fought over land.
good
bad
Good or bad effect?
Natives lost land and died from diseases.
good
bad
