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Colonies of the 'New World'

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SPANISH - Colonists from Spain came to the New World MOSTLY for what reason(s)? (select all that apply):

a)

Escaping religious persecution.

b)

The fur trade.

c)

Looking for gold and other riches.

d)

Growing tobacco.

e)

Spreading the Catholic religion.

2.

Christopher Columbus sailed on behalf of which country?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

3.

SPANISH - Francisco Pizarro is best known for destroying a great many ______________ people.

a)

Incan

b)

Aztec

c)

Mayan

d)

Sioux

4.

SPANISH - The Spanish Colonists started settlements/colonies in all of the following places EXCEPT:

a)

California area

b)

South America area

c)

Northeastern United State

d)

The Caribbean Islands area

5.

SPANISH - Hernan Cortés is BEST known for conquering (destroying) which group of native people?

a)

Incas

b)

Aztecs

c)

Mayans

d)

Sioux

6.

SPANISH - The capital of New Spain during the 1500s-1800s was...

a)

St. Augustine

b)

Mexico City

c)

The Caribbean Islands

d)

New Orleans

7.

SPANISH - What is the CLOSEST meaning of the word 'conquistador'?

a)

conquerer

b)

sailor

c)

priest

d)

farmer

8.

SPANISH - Bartolome de las Casas was BEST known for...

a)

writing a famous book which encouraged others to sail to the New World.

b)

conquering the Aztec people.

c)

being a priest and fighting for the rights of native people.

d)

discovering New Spain.

9.

SPANISH - One of the reasons Spanish settlers had such an easy time destroying the native peoples was because...

a)

native people couldn't speak English.

b)

native people were not immune to all the diseases settlers brought with them to the New World.

c)

native people were made up of mostly children.

d)

native people did not hide their gold and other riches well enough.

10.

SPANISH - How did Spain lose its colonies in the New World?

a)

They failed to protect the new settlements adequately.

b)

Hurricanes wiped out most of their colonies in the New World.

c)

They were too distracted looking for gold to hold onto their colonies.

d)

Priests fought for peace among the natives.

11.

PLYMOUTH - One of the first boats to bring colonists over from England was named...

a)

the Lusitania

b)

the Nina

c)

the Mayflower

d)

the Merryweather

12.

PLYMOUTH - The Puritan settlers from England came to the New World MOSTLY for what reason(s)? (select all that apply):

a)

Escaping religious persecution.

b)

The fur trade.

c)

Looking for gold and other riches.

d)

Growing tobacco.

e)

Spreading the Catholic religion.

13.

PLYMOUTH - What is the CLOSEST meaning of the word 'compact' as used in colonial times (Mayflower Compact)?

a)

small, tight

b)

conqueror

c)

an agreement or list of laws/rules

d)

a type of crop

14.

PLYMOUTH - The Pilgrims who started the first English colonies were BEST known for which of the following?

a)

Conquering the Incas.

b)

Conquering the Aztecs.

c)

Selling furs.

d)

Sharing the first Thanksgiving feast with the Native Americans.

15.

PLYMOUTH - William Bradford is BEST known for which of the following?

a)

Being a long-time governor for the Plymouth Colony.

b)

Being a priest who fought for the rights of the natives.

c)

Writing a famous book that encouraged others to colonize the New World.

d)

Teaching English to Native Americans.

16.

PLYMOUTH - What was Samoset MOST known for?

a)

Being able to speak English with the colonists and helping create peace treaties with them.

b)

Being a priest and fighting for the rights of native people.

c)

Writing a famous book that encouraged others to colonize the New World.

d)

Being the first Native American to be executed by white settlers.

17.

PLYMOUTH - John Smith was known for doing all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Giving Plymouth Colony its name.

b)

Interacting with Pocahontas, the famous Native American girl.

c)

Being the first governor of Plymouth Colony.

d)

Writing a book that encouraged other colonists to come settle the New World.

18.

PLYMOUTH - John Rolfe was MOST known for which of the following?

a)

Writing a famous book that encouraged others to colonize the New World.

b)

Planting the first tobacco plants in the New World, beginning centuries of wealth for the English colonies.

c)

Being a priest who fought for the rights of natives.

d)

Discovering the St. Lawrence River.

19.

PLYMOUTH - What was Squanto MOST known for?

a)

He created peace treaties with the English colonists.

b)

He was the first Native American to kill an English colonist.

c)

He was the father of Pocahontas.

d)

He taught the English settlers how to plant food and how to fish.

20.

PLYMOUTH - Which of the following is true about the first English settlers?

a)

Nearly half of the original settlers died in the first year.

b)

Almost all of the original settlers knew how to speak the natives' language.

c)

The original settlers taught the natives how to fish.

d)

The natives and the very first settlers fought bloody battles against each other, killing about half of the colonists.

21.

PLYMOUTH - The Pilgrims started the idea of ___________ with the Mayflower Compact.

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

majority rule

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

slavery

22.

FRENCH & DUTCH - The French and Dutch colonies occupied which part of the map?

a)

Northern (Canada and New York)

b)

Central (Virginia and the Carolinas)

c)

Southern (Georgia and Florida)

d)

Western (Texas and Mexico)

23.

FRENCH & DUTCH - Colonists from France and the Netherlands came to the New World MOSTLY for what reason(s)? (select all that apply):

a)

Escaping religious persecution.

b)

The fur trade.

c)

Looking for gold and other riches.

d)

Growing tobacco.

e)

Spreading the Catholic religion.

24.

FRENCH & DUTCH - Which river was very important to the fur trade?

a)

St. Augustine River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Colorado River

25.

FRENCH & DUTCH - Samuel de Champlain is MOST known for which of the following?

a)

Discovering bubbly alcohol, later named champagne.

b)

Starting the first permanent French settlement in New France, named Quebec.

c)

Discovering and mapping out the St. Lawrence River.

d)

Starting the first permanent Dutch settlement, named New York.

26.

FRENCH & DUTCH - Jacques Cartier is MOST known for which of the following?

a)

Discovering bubbly alcohol, later named champagne.

b)

Starting the first permanent French settlement in New France, named Quebec.

c)

Discovering and mapping out the St. Lawrence River.

d)

Starting the first permanent Dutch settlement, named New York.

27.

FRENCH & DUTCH - New Amsterdam was the original name for __________.

a)

Quebec

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

New Mexico

28.

FRENCH & DUTCH - Jean Baptiste was MOST known for which of the following?

a)

Founding New Amsterdam

b)

Founding Quebec

c)

Founding St. Augustine

d)

Founding New Orleans

29.

FRENCH & DUTCH - One of the most sought after (wanted) types of fur that powered the fur trade was from what animal?

a)

Bear

b)

Mink

c)

Fox

d)

Raccoon

30.

FRENCH & DUTCH - What is the CLOSEST meaning to the word 'Calvinism'?

a)

The process of skinning animal fur.

b)

The Dutch religion which motivated colonists to move from the Netherlands to the New World.

c)

The idea of majority rule.

d)

The first French settlement in the New World.

31.

NEW ENGLAND - Which of the following resources was MOST important to the English settlers in the New World, and why?

a)

Stone, for putting up houses

b)

Fur, for clothing

c)

Gold, for gaining wealth and power

d)

Lumber, for building lots of ships

32.

NEW ENGLAND - Which of the following is CLOSEST to the meaning of the word 'Puritan'?

a)

a conqueror of native people

b)

member of a group of the Protestant religion who had strict rules about prayer and not celebrating certain holidays

c)

a group of people who believed staying clean and pure was necessary to avoid disease

d)

a group of explorers who mapped out all of the New World

33.

NEW ENGLAND - What was one of the MOST challenging things for colonists in New England?

a)

harsh winters killed many of the settlers

b)

they got lost in the vast woods of the New World

c)

they had to fight many wars against the Spanish settlers

d)

crops grew too fast in the North and there weren't enough people to work the fields

34.

NEW ENGLAND - The Puritan settlers from England came to the New World MOSTLY for what reason(s)? (select all that apply):

a)

Escaping religious persecution.

b)

The fur trade.

c)

Looking for gold and other riches.

d)

Growing tobacco.

e)

Spreading the Catholic religion.

35.

NEW ENGLAND - All of the following were New England colonies EXCEPT:

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

New Orleans Colony

c)

Rhode Island (Providence) Colony

d)

Connecticut Colony

36.

NEW ENGLAND - Which of the following is the CLOSEST to the meaning of the word 'persecution'?

a)

bad treatment of a group of people based on their religious beliefs

b)

a fast strategy for harvesting crops

c)

the process of creating laws through majority rule

d)

the process of starving to death because of a lack of nutritious foods

37.

NEW ENGLAND - What was Thomas Hooker MOST known for?

a)

He founded (started) the Connecticut Colony.

b)

He was a priest who fought for the rights of natives.

c)

He founded (started) the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

d)

He wrote a famous book that encouraged other people to colonize the New World.

38.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - The land at Jamestown was not good for growing crops because...

a)

it was too dry.

b)

it was too rocky.

c)

it was too swampy.

d)

it was too frozen.

39.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - Roanoke Colony is MOST famous for...

a)

the only colony to still exist today.

b)

the first colony to celebrate Thanksgiving.

c)

creating the Mayflower Compact, a set of laws everyone had to obey.

d)

everyone in the settlement vanishing without explanation.

40.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - Settlers for these colonies came to the New World MOSTLY for what reason(s)? (select all that apply):

a)

Escaping religious persecution.

b)

The fur trade.

c)

Looking for gold and other riches.

d)

Growing tobacco.

e)

Spreading the Catholic religion.

41.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - Jamestown is MOST known for...

a)

being the place where Pilgrims first landed in the Mayflower.

b)

being named after Jimmy Crack Corn, a famous folk singer of the time.

c)

being the first permanent English settlement in the New World.

d)

the site of the Boston Tea Party a hundred years after it was first settled.

42.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - The first tobacco plant/seeds were planted in the New World by...

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Jacque Cartier

d)

King James I

43.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - Which of the following is the CLOSEST to the meaning of the word 'representative'?

a)

a person chosen to act or speak for another

b)

an original inhabitant of a place

c)

a farmer who holds slaves against their will

d)

a person who is the first to settle an area

44.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - Jamestown got its name from...

a)

Jimmy Crack Corn, a famous folk singer

b)

King James I of England

c)

James Earl Jones, a famous public speaker

d)

James Madison, the 'Father of the Constitution'

45.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - All of the following happened during the 'Starving Time' of 1609-1610 EXCEPT:

a)

Colonists were afraid to leave Jamestown for fear of being killed by the Native Americans.

b)

Colonists resorted to eating things like belts and shoes to try to stay alive.

c)

The Native Americans helped keep the settlers in Jamestown alive with a Thanksgiving feast.

d)

80-90% of the settlers died that year.

46.

SOUTHERN COLONIES - The year 1619 marks the first time ______________ started in the Virginia Colony (and in all of the New World)

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

farming

c)

voting

d)

slavery

47.

VIRGINIA & JAMESTOWN - What is Governor Yeardley MOST known for?

a)

He was the first person to call for (begin) representative government in the New World.

b)

He was the first person to take ownership of a slave in the New World.

c)

He disappeared in Roanoke, Virginia and was never found.

d)

He married Pocahontas.

48.

SOUTHERN COLONIES - All of the following were cash crops in the Southern Colonies EXCEPT:

a)

cotton

b)

tobacco

c)

rice

d)

indigo

49.

SOUTHERN COLONIES - Which of the following is the CLOSEST to the meaning of the term 'cash crop'?

a)

a bank where colonists gathered up their money to protect it

b)

harvesting of a plant that was in high demand and many people paid lots of money for

c)

the amount of money farmers would have to pay their slaves to work the fields

d)

a crop that cost too much money to grow because the land was dry

50.

SOUTHERN COLONIES - The Southern Colonies were the ___________ of all the colonies in the New World.

a)

coldest

b)

most crowded

c)

wealthiest

d)

latest

51.

SOUTHERN COLONIES - All of the following were considered Southern Colonies EXCEPT:

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Carolina

d)

New York

52.

SOUTHERN COLONIES - The BIGGEST reason the Southern Colonies became so wealthy is...

a)

they found lots of gold in the mountains.

b)

they used free labor (slaves) to harvest all the cash crops so kept all the money they earned without paying anyone for the work.

c)

people paid a lot of money for the cash crops.

d)

England was taxing the Southern Colonies at a higher price than all the other colonies.